M&A Deal Summary

Air Products and Chemicals Acquires EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products

On June 3, 2013, Air Products and Chemicals acquired chemicals company EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Air Products and Chemicals’ 4th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Air Products and Chemicals’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Air Products and Chemicals’ 1st transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-06-03
Target EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Air Products and Chemicals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products

Monroe, Louisiana, United States
EPCO is a North American liquid CO2 company. EPCO focuses on the production and distribution of liquid CO2 for the Food and Beverage, Oil Field Services, and Chemicals markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Air Products and Chemicals

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1940
Sector Chemicals
Employees20,000
Revenue 12.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Air Products and Chemicals serves energy, electronics, chemicals, steel, and manufacturing customers globally with a unique portfolio of products, services, and solutions that include atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services. The Company is a supplier of hydrogen and helium and has built leading positions in growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. Air Products and Chemicals was incorporated in 1940 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 18
Sector (Chemicals) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 9
State (Louisiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 9
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-19 Indura S.A.

Santiago, Chile

Indura is an industrial gases company in South America. The company operates in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru and has a distribution network in Central America, Bolivia, Canada, USA and Uruguay. Its regional presence includes over 20 production plants, over 40 filling sites, more than 100 retail outlets and more than 2300 employees.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-30 Baywater Healthcare

Crewe, United Kingdom

Baywater Healthcare is an independent specialist provider of Homecare services to patients with long term conditions, delivering a high-quality, cost-effective solution with a focus on customer service and patient care.

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