M&A Deal Summary

Borealis AG Acquires GPN S.A.

On February 6, 2013, Borealis AG acquired chemicals company GPN S.A. from TotalEnergies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Borealis AG’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Borealis AG’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-02-06
Target GPN S.A.
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Borealis AG
Sellers(s) TotalEnergies
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

GPN S.A.

France
GPN is a France’s manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers and nitrogen oxide reducers. It supplies about 25% of the French market, with 725 employees in France. Its production facilities are located in Grandpuits in the greater Paris region and Grand Quevilly in Normandy.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Borealis AG

Vienna, Austria
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Chemicals
Employees6,266
DESCRIPTION

Borealis AG is a provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
Country (France) 2 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-12 DEXPlastomers V.o.F.

Heerlen, Netherlands

DEXPlastomers V.o.F. producing C8 plastomers and linear polyethylene. DSM’s LLDPE Compact Solution Technology was developed in the 1960’s to produce polyethylenes in a certain density range and is instrumental to the operations of DEX Plastomers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-01 Speciality Polymers Antwerp N.V.

Zwijndrecht, Belgium

Speciality Polymers Antwerp N.V. is a world-class manufacturer of high-performance resins and films for a variety of packaging and industrial applications.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TotalEnergies

Courbevoie, France
Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees102,579
Revenue 218.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables, and electricity. TotalEnergies was founded in 1924 and is based in Courbevoie, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 9
Country (France) 1 of 7
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-01 CEB

Landivisiau, France

CEB owns the Landivisiau natural gas combined cycle power plant. The Landivisiau plant provides significant and stable electricity capacity with state-of-the-art technology and superior thermal efficiency, producing around 20% of the region’s needs. CEB was founded in 2012 and is based in Landivisiau, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-02 Total’s French LPG business

France

Total’s French LPG business distributed over 265 million retail gallons of LPG in 2013, serving residential, commercial, industrial and autogas customers. UGI International distributed approximately 600 million retail gallons of LPG throughout Europe in fiscal 2013, which included more than 250 million retail gallons of LPG by Antargaz in France

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