M&A Deal Summary

Aurora Capital Partners Acquires Lubrication Engineers

On September 1, 2023, private equity firm Aurora Capital Partners acquired chemicals company Lubrication Engineers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aurora Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Aurora Capital Partners’ 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Aurora Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-09-01
Target Lubrication Engineers
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Aurora Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Lubrication Engineers

Wichita, Kansas, United States
Lubrication Engineers develops, manufactures, and sells specialty industrial lubricants, greases, gear oils, and other asset reliability solutions for a diverse range of applications and end markets. Lubrication Engineers was founded in 1951 and is based in Wichita, Kansas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aurora Capital Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aurora Capital Partners is a private investment firm that manages private equity funds as well as investment vehicles focused on debt/equity securities. Targeted businesses are generally industry leaders that operate in defensible markets with sustainable margins. Sectors of interest include aerospace, industrial products, and services, packaging, plastics, distribution, manufacturing, media, retail, and chemicals. Aurora will only consider majority/control positions. Aurora's investment horizon is typically three to seven years. Aurora Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 43
Sector: Chemicals M&A 5 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 12 of 13
State: Kansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 39 of 42
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-25 Impact Environmental Group

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Impact Environmental Group is a manufacturer and distributor of wear parts and accessories for collection equipment in the waste industry, including dumpster lids, replacement bottoms, compactor parts, casters, and container parts. Impact Environmental Group is based in Elgin, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-04 PSC Group

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

PSC Group is a provider of product handling and site logistics services for the petrochemical, refining, midstream, and marine transportation end market. PSC Group was founded in 1952 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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