Cabot - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cabot M&A Summary

Cabot has acquired 7 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Cabot’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Norit B.V. for $1.1B. Cabot has acquired in 1 US state, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (72%) and machinery (15%).

Cabot Business Overview

Where is Cabot headquartered?

Cabot is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

What is Cabot’s revenue?

Cabot disclosed revenue of 3,931M USD for 2023 and 4,321M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Cabot have?

Cabot has 4,268 employees.

What sector is Cabot in?

Cabot is a chemicals company.

When was Cabot founded?

Cabot was founded in 1882.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 4

Cabot

Cabot Corp.

Two Seaport Lane, Suite 1400,
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
United States,
(617) 345-0100
www.cabotcorp.com

Cabot is a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Cabot's principal products are rubber and specialty-grade carbon blacks, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, aerogel, cesium formate drilling fluids, and activated carbon. Cabot and its affiliates have manufacturing facilities and operations in the United States and over 20 other countries. Cabot was founded in 1882 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 5 1 1 - - - 7
vol $1.2B $9M $1.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Norit B.V. 2021-11-29 - Divestiture
Amersfoort, Netherlands · www.norit.com
Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 2021-11-15 9M USD Divestiture
Tianjin, China
Shenzhen Sanshun Nano New Materials Co., Ltd. 2020-01-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Shenzhen, China
NSCC Carbon (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd. 2018-10-01 - Divestiture
Jiangsu, China
Tech Blend 2017-10-31 64M USD Add-on Acquisition
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec · www.techblend.com
Nhumo, S.A. de C.V. 2013-06-17 - Stake Purchase
Altamira, Mexico
Norit B.V. 2012-06-21 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Amersfoort, Netherlands · www.norit.com
Oxonica Materials, Inc. 2010-07-29 - Divestiture
, United States
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 5 (71%) 73M (6%) - -
Machinery 1 (14%) 1.1B (94%) 1 (100%) -
Manufacturing 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $1.2B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
China 3 9M - -
Netherlands 1 1.1B 1 -
Canada 1 64M - -
  Quebec 1 64M - -
Mexico 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (14%) - - -
Cross-border 6 (86%) 1.2B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 7 $1.2B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
1
Legal Deals
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V
1
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
1
Slaughter and May
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
< $100M 2 $73M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Norit B.V.
$1.1B (2012-06-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
43%
3 (43%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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