M&A Deal Summary

Brenntag Acquires Lionheart Chemical Enterprises

On February 24, 2015, Brenntag acquired distribution company Lionheart Chemical Enterprises

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brenntag’s 31st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Brenntag’s 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-02-24
Target Lionheart Chemical Enterprises
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Brenntag
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lionheart Chemical Enterprises

Johannesburg, South Africa
Lionheart Chemical Enterprises (Pty) Ltd. is a distributor of specialty chemicals and raw material for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brenntag

Mulheim An Der Ruhr, Germany

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Brenntag GmbH is a chemical distributor providing a one-stop shop for more than 150,000 customers.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 44
Sector: Distribution M&A 31 of 41
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 33 of 41
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-22 Fred Holmberg & Co AB

Limhamn, Sweden

Fred Holmberg & Co AB is a distributor of organic and inorganic chemicals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-13 Quimicas Meroño S.L.

Cartagena, Spain

Quimicas Meroño S.L. is a distributor of industrial chemicals.

Buy -