M&A Deal Summary

Filtration Group Acquires Essentra - Porous Technologies Business

On August 25, 2016, Filtration Group acquired technology hardware company Essentra - Porous Technologies Business from Essentra for 220M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Filtration Group’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Filtration Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Filtration Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-25
Target Essentra - Porous Technologies Business
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Filtration Group
Sellers(s) Essentra
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 220M GBP

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Essentra - Porous Technologies Business

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Essentra - Porous Technologies Business products support essiental bio medical procedures such as disease detection and prevention, laboratory testing and genetic analysis.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Filtration Group

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1942
Sector Manufacturing
Revenue 1.3B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

The Filtration Group is a filtration company. Serving industry leaders across the globe, Filtration Group operates facilities in 20 countries under four strategic business units: Medical/Bioscience, Liquid/Process, Environmental Air and Fluid. Filtration Group provides solutions to customers in the food & beverage; water, micro-electronics & telecommunications; environmental air; medical, pharma & bioscience; hydraulic fluid; mining & minerals; industrial finishing and energy industries. Filtration Group was founded in 1942 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 17
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-08 Amafilter

Lochem, Netherlands

Amafilter has been designing and manufacturing solid liquid filtration systems for the food & beverages, chemical and minerals & minerals industries. Amafilter was founded in 1930 and is based in Lochem, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-06 Multisorb Technologies

Buffalo, New York, United States

Multisorb Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of sorbent and specialty products used in healthcare, food & beverage, electronics and industrial applications to protect the shelf or service life of a product. It's active packaging technology provides superior protection against moisture, odor, oxygen, and other gases by extending shelf life, enhancing product quality and preventing damage. Multisorb Technologies was founded in 1961 and is based in Buffalo, New York.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Essentra

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Plastics
Employees7,803
Revenue 960M GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Essentra is a supplier of plastic and fibre products. Essentra was founded in 2005 and is based in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-16 Kamsri Printing & Packaging Pvt.

Bengaluru, India

Kamsri Printing & Packaging Pvt. Ltd. is a manufacturer of premium packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare end-markets in India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-13 Micro Plastics

Flippin, Arkansas, United States

Micro Plastics is a manufacturer and distributor of nylon fasteners and other plastic components for a wide range of industrial end-markets - including general industrial, automotives and white goods. Micro Plastics was established in 1961 and is based in Flippin, Arkansas.

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