GCP - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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GCP M&A Summary

GCP has acquired 5 companies of its own. It has also divested 1 asset.

GCP’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Stirling Lloyd Polychem for $94M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold GCP Applied Technologies - Darex Packaging Technologies to Henkel AG KGaA for $1.1B. GCP has acquired in 2 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include building materials (40%) and chemicals (20%).

GCP Ownership

Who owns GCP?

GCP is owned by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.. It was acquired on December 6, 2021.

GCP Business Overview

Where is GCP headquartered?

GCP is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

What is GCP’s revenue?

GCP disclosed revenue of 903M USD for 2020 and 1,014M USD for 2019.

How many employees does GCP have?

GCP has 1,950 employees.

What sector is GCP in?

GCP is a chemicals company.

When was GCP founded?

GCP was founded in 2015.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

GCP

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.

62 Whittemore Avenue,
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
United States,
(617) 876-1400
www.gcpat.com

GCP is a provider of premier specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials for many of the world’s most renowned structures, and packaging technologies for the best-known consumer brands, delivering results for all our customers. GCP was founded in 2015 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $173M $173M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $1.1B $1.1B
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ductilcrete Technologies LLC 2017-10-31 32M USD Add-on Acquisition
Naples, Florida · www.ductilcrete.com
Stirling Lloyd Polychem Ltd. 2017-05-08 94M USD Add-on Acquisition
Knutsford, United Kingdom · www.stirlinglloyd.com
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. - Darex Packaging Technologies 2017-03-02 1.1B USD Divestiture
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.gracedarex.com
Halex Corp. 2016-11-09 47M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pomona, California · www.halexcorp.com
SensoCrete 2016-08-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec · www.sensocrete.com
De Neef Conchem Group 2011-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Heist-Op-Den-Berg, Belgium · www.deneef.com/index2.html
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials 2 (40%) 141M (82%) - -
Chemicals 1 (20%) - 1 (100%) 1.1B (100%)
Construction 1 (20%) 32M (18%) - -
Software 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $173M 1 $1.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 79M 1 1.1B
  California 1 47M - -
  Florida 1 32M - -
  Massachusetts - - 1 1.1B
Belgium 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 94M - -
Domestic 2 (40%) 79M (46%) 1 (100%) 1.1B (100%)
Cross-border 3 (60%) 94M (54%) - -
Total 5 $173M 1 $1.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $173M
TOTAL $173M
Largest Stirling Lloyd Polychem Ltd.
$94M (2017-05-08)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. - Darex Packaging Technologies
$1.1B (2017-03-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Chemicals

Revenue

903   11% 2020
1,014   10% 2019
1,125   4% 2018
1,084   21% 2017
1,356   5% 2016
1,419   5% 2015
1,480   2014
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Employees

1,950

Established

2015

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