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

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Solutia M&A Summary

Solutia has acquired 1 company of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Solutia’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Southwall Technologies for $114M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2003, when it sold Solutia - Resins Additives and Adhesives Division to UCB S.A. for $500M. Solutia has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include plastics (100%).

Solutia Ownership

Who owns Solutia?

Solutia is owned by Eastman Chemical. It was acquired on July 2, 2012.

Was Solutia formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Solutia was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Solutia Business Overview

Where is Solutia headquartered?

Solutia is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri.

How many employees does Solutia have?

Solutia has 3,400 employees.

What sector is Solutia in?

Solutia is a chemicals company.

When was Solutia founded?

Solutia was founded in 1901.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

Solutia, Inc.

575 Maryville Centre Drive,
St Louis, Missouri 63141
United States,
(314)674-1000
www.solutia.com

Solutia is a market-leading performance materials and specialty chemicals company. The company focuses on providing solutions for a better life through a range of products, including: Saflex® polyvinyl butyral interlayers for glass lamination and for photovoltaic module encapsulation and VISTASOLAR® ethylene vinyl acetate films for photovoltaic module encapsulation.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $114M $114M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $500M $500M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Southwall Technologies, Inc. 2011-11-28 114M USD Add-on Acquisition
Palo Alto, California · www.southwall.com
Solutia, Inc. - Flexsys 2010-11-08 - Divestiture
, United States
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC 2009-04-01 - Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.ascendmaterials.com
Solutia, Inc. - Resins, Additives, and Adhesives Division 2003-01-01 500M USD Divestiture
St Louis, Missouri
Solutia - Polymer Modifiers Business 2000-06-22 - Divestiture
, United States
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals - - 3 (75%) -
Plastics 1 (100%) 114M (100%) - -
Life Science - - 1 (25%) 500M (100%)
Total 1 $114M 4 $500M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 114M 4 500M
  California 1 114M - -
  Texas - - 1 -
  Missouri - - 1 500M
Total 1 $114M 4 $500M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $114M
TOTAL $114M
Largest Southwall Technologies, Inc.
$114M (2011-11-28)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $500M
TOTAL $500M
Largest Solutia, Inc. - Resins, Additives, and Adhesives Division
$500M (2003-01-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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