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Flint Group - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Flint Group M&A Summary

Flint Group has acquired 8 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Flint Group has acquired in 4 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (86%) and machinery (15%).

Flint Group Ownership

Who owns Flint Group?

Flint Group is owned by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and Koch Equity Development. It was acquired on April 11, 2014.

Is Flint Group PE-backed?

Yes. Flint Group is owned by private equity investors Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and Koch Equity Development.

Was Flint Group formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Flint Group was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Flint Group Business Overview

Where is Flint Group headquartered?

Flint Group is headquartered in Ahaus-Ottenstein, Germany.

How many employees does Flint Group have?

Flint Group has 7,300 employees.

What sector is Flint Group in?

Flint Group is a chemicals company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Flint Group

Flint Group Germany GmbH

Solmsstrasse 83,
Ahaus-Ottenstein, 48683
Germany,
+49 2561 9826 0
www.flintgrp.com

Flint Group is a supplier of diversified consumable graphic arts products to the global printing, converting, and colorants industry. Inks include packaging inks, heatset inks (used primarily for printing glossy magazines), coldset inks (both colour and black newspaper ink), sheet-fed inks (short-run commercial applications) and publication gravure inks (high-run printed media). Flint Group is based in Ahaus-Ottenstein, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Eston Chimica SRL 2017-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Cadoneghe, Italy · www.estonchimica.it
Printec Industries, Inc. 2016-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Marietta, Georgia
Flint Group - European Publication Gravure Ink Business 2016-08-05 - Divestiture
Ahaus-Ottenstein, Germany
Druckfarben Ltd. 2016-07-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Poole, United Kingdom · www.druckfarben.co.uk
American Inks & Coatings Co. 2016-05-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Pine Bluff, Arkansas · www.americaninksandcoatings.com
Advanced Color Systems, Inc. 2016-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Tualatin, Oregon · www.advancedcolorsystems.com
Xeikon NV 2015-12-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Eede, Netherlands · www.xeikon.com
Flint Group Inc. 2005-09-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Plymouth, Michigan
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Flint Group Inc. 2005-09-30 Jetrion LLC 2006-09-27 1
Plymouth, Michigan Ypsilanti, Michigan · www.jetrion.com
Flint Group Inc.    - ANI Printing Inks BV 2005-03-01 2
Plymouth, Michigan Deventer, Netherlands · www.aninks.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 6 (86%) - 1 (100%) -
Machinery 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 - 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Arkansas 1 - - -
Germany - - 1 -
Italy 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic - - 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 7 (100%) - - -
Total 7 - 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Chemicals

Revenue

2,190   2014
(millions of EUR)

Employees

7,300

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