Koppers - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Koppers M&A Summary

Koppers has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 2 assets.

Koppers’ largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Brown Wood Preserving for $100M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Koppers Carbon Chemical Company to Fangda Carbon New Material for $107M. Koppers has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include utilities (50%) and distribution (25%).

Koppers Business Overview

Where is Koppers headquartered?

Koppers is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

What is Koppers’ revenue?

Koppers disclosed revenue of 2,154M USD for 2023 and 1,980M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Koppers have?

Koppers has 2,200 employees.

What sector is Koppers in?

Koppers is a diversified company.

When was Koppers founded?

Koppers was founded in 1988.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Koppers

Koppers, Inc.

436 Seventh Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
United States,
(412) 227-2001
www.koppers.com

Koppers is a producer of carbon compounds, chemicals, and treated wood products and services for the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, concrete, steel, residential lumber, and agriculture industries. Koppers was founded in 1988 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 2 - - 1 - 1 4
vol $100M $100M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
vol $107M $107M
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Brown Wood Preserving Co., Inc. 2024-02-28 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
Louisville, Kentucky · www.bwpole.com
Gross & Janes Corp. 2022-10-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Kirkwood, Missouri · www.grossjanes.com
Koppers (Jiangsu) Carbon Chemical Company Ltd. 2020-02-18 107M USD Divestiture
Xuzhou City, China
KSA Limited Partnership 2015-07-13 - Divestiture
Portsmouth, Ohio
Osmose's Wood Preservation Business 2014-08-15 - Divestiture
, United States
Osmose's Railroad Services Business 2014-08-15 - Divestiture
, United States
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Utilities 2 (50%) - - -
Distribution 1 (25%) - - -
Forest Products 1 (25%) 100M (100%) - -
Chemicals - - 1 (50%) 107M (100%)
Manufacturing - - 1 (50%) -
Total 4 $100M 2 $107M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 100M 1 -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Kentucky 1 100M - -
  Ohio - - 1 -
China - - 1 107M
Domestic 4 (100%) 100M (100%) 1 (50%) -
Cross-border - - 1 (50%) 107M (100%)
Total 4 $100M 2 $107M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $100M
Largest Brown Wood Preserving Co., Inc.
$100M (2024-02-28)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $107M
TOTAL $107M
Largest Koppers (Jiangsu) Carbon Chemical Company Ltd.
$107M (2020-02-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Diversified

Revenue

2,154   9% 2023
1,980   18% 2022
1,679   1% 2021
1,669   6% 2020
1,773   4% 2019
1,710   16% 2018
1,476   5% 2017
1,416   13% 2016
1,627   5% 2015
1,555   6% 2014
1,478   5% 2013
1,555   2012
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Employees

2,200

Established

1988

Public

NYSE: KOP

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