M&A Deal Summary

Azelis Acquires Georges Walther AG

On September 25, 2017, Azelis acquired distribution company Georges Walther AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Azelis’ 6th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Azelis’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-25
Target Georges Walther AG
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Azelis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Georges Walther AG

Pfäffikon, Switzerland
Georges Walther AG has established itself a name being a worldwide active, successful Trading Company handling raw material. Over the last few years we have advanced to a new aera and are today a "Business Partner for Specialities and Innovations". Our competences are customer oriented, high-quality Services and customer specific developments of Specialties.

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Buyer

Azelis

Antwerp, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Distribution
Employees3,481
Revenue 4.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Azelis is a distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, providing diverse products and innovative services. Azelis was founded in 2001 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 61
Sector: Distribution M&A 6 of 49
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 55
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-15 Chemcolour Industries

North Shore, New Zealand

Chemcolour Industries Ltd. is a provider of speciality chemicals and food ingredients in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The company employs a highly knowledgeable team of 90 people. Chemcolour is well positioned in the local markets and has shown steady growth over the years, both in speciality chemicals and food ingredients sectors.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-06 Distralim S.A.R.L.

Casablanca, Morocco

Distralim S.A.R.L. is a distributor of food ingredients in Morocco. The company is based in Casablanca and employs 21 employees. Distralim is a well-respected player in the local market and has strong and long standing relationships with its principals and customers. The company covers the main food application markets, such as ingredients for confectionery, biscuits and ice cream as well as several non-food segments.

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