H.B. Fuller - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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H.B. Fuller M&A Summary

H.B. Fuller has acquired 20 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

H.B. Fuller’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Royal Adhesives & Sealants for $1.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold H.B. Fuller - Surfactants Thickeners & Dispersants Business to Tiarco Chemical for $71M. H.B. Fuller has acquired in 7 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (80%) and building materials (5%).

H.B. Fuller Business Overview

Where is H.B. Fuller headquartered?

H.B. Fuller is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

What is H.B. Fuller’s revenue?

H.B. Fuller disclosed revenue of 3,511M USD for 2023 and 3,749M USD for 2022.

How many employees does H.B. Fuller have?

H.B. Fuller has 7,200 employees.

What sector is H.B. Fuller in?

H.B. Fuller is a chemicals company.

When was H.B. Fuller founded?

H.B. Fuller was founded in 1887.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity22
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 3

H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller Co.

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164
United States,
(651) 236-5900
www.hbfuller.com

H.B. Fuller is a global manufacturer of adhesives. The Company's product range includes adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products. Customers include engineering, electronic and assembly materials, hygiene, construction, automotive, packaging and other consumer businesses. H.B. Fuller was founded in 1887 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 15 - - 2 1 2 20
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $71M $71M
  22

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
HS Butyl Ltd. 2024-08-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Lymington, United Kingdom · www.hsbutyl.com
ND Industries, Inc. 2024-05-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Clawson, Michigan · www.ndindustries.com
Adhezion Biomedical LLC 2023-06-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania · www.adhezion.com
Apollo Chemicals Ltd. 2022-01-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Staffordshire, United Kingdom · www.apollo.co.uk
FOURNY nv 2022-01-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Willebroek, Belgium · www.fourny.be
H.B. Fuller Co. - Surfactants, Thickeners & Dispersants Business 2019-06-11 71M USD Divestiture
Dalton, Georgia
Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC 2017-09-04 1.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
South Bend, Indiana · www.royaladhesives.com
Adecol Ind. Química Limitada 2017-07-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Guarulhos, Brazil · www.adecol.com.br
Wisdom Worldwide Adhesives 2017-01-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Elgin, Illinois · www.wisdomadhesives.com
Cyberbond LLC 2016-06-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Batavia, Illinois · www.cyberbond1.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 16 (80%) 2.2B (100%) 2 (100%) 71M (100%)
Building Materials 1 (5%) - - -
Distribution 1 (5%) - - -
Electronics 1 (5%) - - -
Medical Products 1 (5%) - - -
Total 20 $2.2B 2 $71M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 1.6B 1 71M
  Illinois 2 - - -
  Georgia 1 - 1 71M
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 1.6B - -
United Kingdom 2 - 1 -
Brazil 2 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
China 1 230M - -
Egypt 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Kenya 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 384M - -
Domestic 8 (40%) 1.6B (72%) 1 (50%) 71M (100%)
Cross-border 12 (60%) 614M (28%) 1 (50%) -
Total 20 $2.2B 2 $71M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1
Moelis & Co.
1
Legal Deals
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $614M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC
$1.6B (2017-09-04)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $71M
TOTAL $71M
Largest H.B. Fuller Co. - Surfactants, Thickeners & Dispersants Business
$71M (2019-06-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
15%
3 (15%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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