Lion Chemical Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Lion Chemical Partners’ most common sector for investment ischemicals (100%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and divestiture (34%). In total, Lion Chemical Partners has invested in 3 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). Lion Chemical Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold Excel Polymers for $214M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Lion Chemical Partners

535 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 355-5500
www.lionchemicalpartners.com
info@lionchemicalpartners.com

Lion Chemical Partners is a private equity group focused on opportunities in the chemical and chemical-related sectors. The Firm looks for transactions valued greater than $100 million and generally targets 'under managed' businesses operating in well established markets with limited commodity exposure. Lion Chemical Partners was formed in 2001 and has offices in New York City and Houston.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 100 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $214M $214M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sonneborn LLC 2012-03-30 - Secondary Sale
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.sonneborn.com
Excel Polymers LLC 2010-10-17 214M USD Trade Sale
Solon, Ohio · www.excel-polymers.com
DSM Copolymer, Inc. 2005-09-30 - Divestiture
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sonneborn LLC 2005-06-28 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.sonneborn.com
Excel Polymers LLC 2004-08-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Solon, Ohio · www.excel-polymers.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Chemicals 1 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
  Louisiana 1 (100%) - 1 (33%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (33%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 2 (67%) -
Divestiture 1 (100%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (50%) 214M (100%)
Secondary Sale 1 (50%) -
Total 2 $214M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $214M
TOTAL $214M
Largest Excel Polymers LLC
$214M (2010-10-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

David DeLeeuw

Co-Founder & Co-President

Peter De Leeuw

Co-Founder, CEO & Co-President

Renard Strautman

Managing Director

Ruth Dreessen

Managing Director

Virginia Whitney

CFO & CCO

FAQ

When was Lion Chemical Partners founded?

Lion Chemical Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Lion Chemical Partners?

Lion Chemical Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Lion Chemical Partners headquartered?

Lion Chemical Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

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