M&A Deal Summary

Cabot Acquires Norit Activated Carbon

On June 21, 2012, Cabot acquired machinery company Norit Activated Carbon from DH Private Equity Partners for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cabot’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Cabot’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cabot’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • Norit Activated Carbon was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-21
Target Norit Activated Carbon
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Cabot
Sellers(s) DH Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B USD

Target

Norit Activated Carbon

Amersfoort, Netherlands
Norit Activated Carbon is a supplier of purification technologies primarily serving the water and beverage markets, offering components and systems for every part of the water value chain. Norit Activated Carbon was founded in 1918 and is based in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cabot

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Chemicals
Employees4,268
Revenue 3.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cabot is a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Cabot's principal products are rubber and specialty-grade carbon blacks, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, aerogel, cesium formate drilling fluids, and activated carbon. Cabot and its affiliates have manufacturing facilities and operations in the United States and over 20 other countries. Cabot was founded in 1882 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-29 Oxonica Materials

United States

Oxonica Materials, Inc. is a specialty chemicals, carbon black and materials producer.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-17 Nhumo S.A. de C.V.

Altamira, Mexico

Nhumo, S.A. de C.V. manufactures and markets carbon black for tire production plants.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DH Private Equity Partners

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 10.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DH Private Equity Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in traditional private equity, real estate, and venture capital. DH private equity group targets European mid-market businesses valued between €200 and €600 million. The Firm usually takes a majority stake in acquisitions, and looks for management participation as well. DH will consider investments across a range of industries, including building materials, packaging, energy, automotive, media, beverages, and luxury goods. DH Private Equity was formed in 1985 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 35
Sector (Machinery) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 11
Country (Netherlands) 2 of 4
Year (2012) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-30 Grupo Hospitalario Quirón S.A.

Zaragoza, Spain

Grupo Hospitalario Quirón S.A. is a Spanish urban hospital network focused predominantly in the private client segment.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-01 HellermannTyton

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

HellermannTyton is a global manufacturer of high performance and innovative products and solutions for fastening, fixing, identifying and protecting cables and wires. HT’s systems and solutions are used in a wide variety of applications and industries to organise networks, increase flexibility, reduce installation time (and cost) and improve system safety.

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