Ecolab M&A Summary
Ecolab has acquired 55 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 10 assets.
Ecolab’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Nalco Co. for $8.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold Ecolab - Global Surgical Solutions Business to Medline Industries for $950M. Ecolab has acquired in 17 different US states, and 17 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (41%) and environmental (12%).
M&A Summary
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M&A Total Activity64
- M&A Buy Activity54
- M&A Sell Activity10
- Total Sectors Invested 15
- Total Countries Invested 17
- M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24