M&A Deal Summary

Albemarle Acquires Rockwood Holdings

On July 15, 2014, Albemarle acquired chemicals company Rockwood Holdings for 6.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Albemarle’s 6th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Albemarle’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Albemarle’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Albemarle’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-07-15
Target Rockwood Holdings
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Albemarle
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 6.2B USD
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd.
Citigroup Investment Banking (Financial)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Legal)

Target

Rockwood Holdings

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a provider of specialty chemicals, pigments, additives and advanced materials to specialized manufacturing and technology companies throughout the world. The company is a global producer for many of its products including lithium compounds and chemicals, surface treatment chemicals, TiO2 pigments for synthetic fibers and ceramic hip joints.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Albemarle

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 1887
Sector Chemicals
Employees7,400
Revenue 9.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Albemarle is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals that meet customer needs across a diverse range of end markets. Markets Albemarle serves include petroleum refining, consumer electronics, plastics/packaging, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food safety and custom chemistry services. Albemarle was incorporated in 1887 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Chemicals) 6 of 8
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-15 Chemetall

Frankfurt, Germany

Chemetall GmbH is a provider of chemicals and processes for surface treatment of metals and other substrates, Lithium compounds and other specialty chemicals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-14 Chemal KG

Hamm, Germany

Chemal GmbH & Co. KG specializes in research and development of surface finishing chemicals for aluminum and its alloys with emphasis on anodizing and pretreatment technologies. With an extensive history of success, Chemal has become a reference point for the surface finishing of aluminum.

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