M&A Deal Summary

Airgas Acquires Byrne Specialty Gases

On April 3, 2006, Airgas acquired distribution company Byrne Specialty Gases

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Airgas’ 22nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Airgas’ 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Airgas’ 2nd transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-04-03
Target Byrne Specialty Gases
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Airgas
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Byrne Specialty Gases

Seattle, Washington, United States
Byrne Specialty Gases, Inc. is a distributor of specialty gases, related equipment, and cryogenic storage systems for the life sciences sectors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Airgas

Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Chemicals
Employees17,000
Revenue 5.3B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Airgas distribution facility in Duluth, Minnesota.
Airgas distribution facility in Duluth, Minnesota.

Airgas is a supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, and hardgoods, such as welding equipment and related products. Airgas produces atmospheric gases with 16 air separation plants, carbon dioxide, dry ice, and nitrous oxide, as well as supplies safety products, and refrigerants, ammonia products, and process chemicals. Approximately 17,000 associates work in more than 1,100 locations, including branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities and distribution centers. Airgas also markets its products and services through e-Business, catalog and telesales channels.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 74
Sector (Distribution) 22 of 56
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 73
State (Washington) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 24 of 72
Year (2006) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-01 Airtec

Altoona, Wisconsin, United States

Airtec, Inc. is an industrial gas and welding supply distributor.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-01 Aeriform

Houston, Texas, United States

Aeriform Corp. is a petroleum marketing, distribution and convenience store company in the Midwest.

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