M&A Deal Summary

Aterian Investment Partners Acquires Zephyr

On November 22, 2016, private equity firm Aterian Investment Partners acquired chemicals company Zephyr

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aterian Investment Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Aterian Investment Partners’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Aterian Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-22
Target Zephyr
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Aterian Investment Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Zephyr

Avon, Ohio, United States
Zephyr is a producer of industrial gases, including wholesale helium, propane, CO2, diesel, and nitrogen gas for large retail chains and high-volume retail stores all over the world. Zephyr was founded in 2008 and is based in Avon, Ohio.

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Buyer

Aterian Investment Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aterian Investment Partners is a special situations private equity firm that invests in middle-market businesses that are financially or operationally challenged, or require a creative transaction solution. Aterian invests in businesses generating $50 to $750 million of revenue with strong franchises. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, chemicals, industrials, consumer products, food, beverages, distribution, metals/mining, retail, restaurants, and healthcare services. Aterian Investment Partners LLC is formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 27
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 6 of 13
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 9 of 26
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-02 Stewart Tubular Products

Houston, Texas, United States

Stewart Tubular Products is a manufacturer, distributor, and threader of down-hole tubing and casing accessories. Stewart Tubular Products was founded in 1988 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-25 NeoGraf Solutions

Lakewood, Ohio, United States

NeoGraf Solutions is a developer and manufacturer of high-quality flexible natural and synthetic graphite, powders, and flakes used in thermal management, fire resistance, and other applications. NeoGraf provides mission-critical products that are used for heat dissipation, heat spreading, or utilized as a fire retardant additive to materials due to thinness, flexibility, low weight, and high conductivity characteristics. NeoGraf Solutions was founded in 1881 and is based in Lakewood, Ohio.

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