LANXESS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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LANXESS M&A Summary

LANXESS has acquired 17 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

LANXESS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Royal DSM - Engineering Materials Business for $4.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Currenta OHG to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets for $3.9B. LANXESS has acquired in 5 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (95%) and manufacturing (6%).

LANXESS Business Overview

Where is LANXESS headquartered?

LANXESS is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

What is LANXESS’s revenue?

LANXESS disclosed revenue of 6,714M EUR for 2023 and 8,088M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does LANXESS have?

LANXESS has 12,621 employees.

What sector is LANXESS in?

LANXESS is a chemicals company.

When was LANXESS founded?

LANXESS was founded in 1863.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9

LANXESS

LANXESS AG

Kennedyplatz 1,
Cologne, 50569
Germany,
+49 221 8885 0
www.lanxess.com

LANXESS is a specialty chemicals company. The company is currently represented at 52 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates, and specialty chemicals. LAXNESS was founded in 1863 and is based in Cologne, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 12 1 2 1 1 - 17
vol $3.2B $1.3B $4.2B $8.6B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $3.9B $3.9B
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Envalior GmbH 2023-04-04 - Joint Venture
Düsseldorf, Germany · www.envalior.com
Royal DSM - Engineering Materials Business 2022-05-31 4.2B EUR Divestiture
Heerlen, Netherlands
International Flavors & Fragrances - Microbial Control Business 2021-08-23 1.3B USD Divestiture
New York, New York
Emerald Kalama Chemical LLC 2021-02-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Vancouver, Washington · www.emeraldkalama.com
Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL) 2020-02-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Jarinu, Brazil · www.ipel.com.br
Lanxess Organometallics GmbH 2019-11-13 - Divestiture
Cologne, Germany
Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG 2019-08-06 3.9B EUR Divestiture
Leverkusen, Germany · www.currenta.com
Chemtura Corp. 2016-09-25 2.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.chemtura.com
The Chemours Company - Clean and Disinfect Business 2016-04-25 230M USD Divestiture
Wilmington, Delaware
Perlon-Monofil GmbH 2014-03-19 - Divestiture
Dormagen, Germany · www.perlon-monofil.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 16 (94%) 4.5B (52%) 3 (100%) 3.9B (100%)
Manufacturing 1 (6%) 4.2B (48%) - -
Total 17 $8.6B 3 $3.9B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 4.0B - -
  Pennsylvania 2 2.5B - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  New York 1 1.3B - -
  Delaware 1 230M - -
Germany 3 - 3 3.9B
Netherlands 3 4.5B - -
Brazil 1 - - -
China 1 - - -
India 1 93M - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (18%) - 3 (100%) 3.9B (100%)
Cross-border 14 (82%) 8.6B (100%) - -
Total 17 $8.6B 3 $3.9B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $8.0B
$100M to $1B 2 $579M
< $100M 1 $93M
TOTAL $8.6B
Largest Royal DSM - Engineering Materials Business
$4.2B (2022-05-31)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $3.9B
TOTAL $3.9B
Largest Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG
$3.9B (2019-08-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Strategic(s)
35%
6 (35%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

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