M&A Deal Summary

Caldic Acquires DCM Asia

On January 6, 2020, Caldic acquired chemicals company DCM Asia from Riverside

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Caldic’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Caldic’s 1st transaction in Malaysia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-06
Target DCM Asia
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Caldic
Sellers(s) Riverside
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

DCM Asia

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
DCM Asia is a value-added specialty chemical distributor. Based near Kuala Lumpur, DCM Asia enjoys long-lasting distribution relationships with more than 50 international chemical companies. The company serves more than 600 customers by selling a portfolio of 700 high-quality branded products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Caldic

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Caldic is a global provider of value-added life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions with the ambition to be a true partner to its customers and principals. Caldic's product portfolio includes innovative food ingredients, natural products, and functional solutions for a variety of life sciences and industrial end-market segments. Caldic was founded in 1970 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector: Chemicals M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-23 R2 Group A/S

Hedensted, Denmark

R2 Group A/S is an independent distributor and manufacturer of food ingredients, material science and health and pharma products. With a strong presence in the Nordics and own production facilities and food innovations centers, the company focuses on high value niche products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-14 Connell

San Francisco, California, United States

Connell is a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific with a keen focus on technical service, customer support, and environmental, health, and safety. Connell Brothers (CBC) provides complete supply chain management from transportation, documentation, warehousing, and sales right across 18 countries and in 48 offices located throughout the Asia Pacific region. Connell was founded in 1898 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Riverside

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 157 of 209
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 64 of 87
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-13 HealthTech BioActives

Barcelona, Spain

HealthTech BioActives is a manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, flavorings and sweeteners for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries, as well as ingredients for human and animal feed. HealthTech BioActives was founded in 1978 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-04 LMG Holdings

Blue Ash, Ohio, United States

LMG Holdings is a provider of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) used to help prevent drunk driving. LMG operates three market-leading brands: LifeSafer, Monitech and Guardian, and serves clients and monitoring agencies in the U.S. and Canada through its network of more than 1,500 authorized service centers. LMG Holdings was founded in 1991 and is based in Blue Ash, Ohio.

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