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

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Vectra M&A Summary

Vectra has acquired 11 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Vectra’s largest acquisition to date was in 2001, when it acquired dmc2 AG for $1.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2003, when it sold Metal Business - OM Group to Umicore SA for $1.1B. Vectra has acquired in 4 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (73%) and electrical equipment (19%).

Vectra Ownership

Who owns Vectra?

Vectra is owned by Apollo Global Management. It was acquired on June 1, 2015.

Is Vectra PE-backed?

Yes. Vectra is owned by private equity investor Apollo Global Management.

Vectra Business Overview

Where is Vectra headquartered?

Vectra is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

How many employees does Vectra have?

Vectra has 5,900 employees.

What sector is Vectra in?

Vectra is a chemicals company.

When was Vectra founded?

Vectra was founded in 1991.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 2

Vectra

Vectra Co.

950 Main Avenue, Suite 1300,
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
United States,
(216) 781-0083
www.vectraco.com

Vectra is a provider of specialty chemicals, advanced materials, electrochemical energy storage, magnetic materials and unique technologies crucial to enabling customers to meet increasingly stringent market and application requirements. Vectra was founded in 1991 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $2.7B $2.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $1.2B $1.2B
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Borchers Group Ltd. 2016-12-14 - Divestiture
Westlake, Ohio · www.borchers.com
OM Group - Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks Businesses 2015-10-28 - Divestiture
St. Louis, Missouri
EaglePicher Technologies LLC 2015-06-01 - Divestiture
Joplin, Missouri · www.eaglepicher.com
Vacuumschmelze GmbH 2015-06-01 - Divestiture
Hanau, Germany · www.vacuumschmelze.de
Ener-Tek International, Inc. 2014-10-29 24M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pawcatuck, Connecticut
Ultra Pure Chemicals - OM Group, Inc. 2013-06-03 63M USD Divestiture
Cleveland, Ohio
Rahu Catalytics Ltd. 2012-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom
Vacuumschmelze GmbH 2011-08-04 789M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Hanau, Germany · www.vacuumschmelze.de
EaglePicher Technologies LLC 2009-12-23 172M USD Divestiture
Joplin, Missouri · www.eaglepicher.com
Rockwood Holdings - Electronics Business 2008-01-02 315M USD Add-on Acquisition
, France
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 8 (73%) 1.7B (63%) 3 (50%) 63M (5%)
Electrical Equipment 2 (18%) 196M (7%) 1 (17%) -
Manufacturing 1 (9%) 789M (30%) 1 (17%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (17%) 1.1B (95%)
Total 11 $2.7B 6 $1.2B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 196M 5 1.2B
  Ohio 2 - 3 1.2B
  Missouri 1 172M 2 -
  Connecticut 1 24M - -
  California 1 - - -
Germany 2 2.1B 1 -
Australia 1 - - -
France 1 315M - -
Singapore 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (45%) 196M (7%) 5 (83%) 1.2B (100%)
Cross-border 6 (55%) 2.5B (93%) 1 (17%) -
Total 11 $2.7B 6 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Squire Sanders
1
McCarthy Tétrault
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
< $100M 1 $24M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest dmc2 AG
$1.4B (2001-04-24)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
< $100M 1 $63M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Metal Business - OM Group, Inc.
$1.1B (2003-07-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
36%
4 (36%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

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