M&A Deal Summary

Compass Minerals Acquires Wolf Trax

On April 1, 2014, Compass Minerals acquired chemicals company Wolf Trax for 85M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Compass Minerals’ 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Compass Minerals’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Compass Minerals’ 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Compass Minerals’ 1st transaction in Manitoba.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-04-01
Target Wolf Trax
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Compass Minerals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 85M USD
Advisor(s) AltaCorp Capital (Financial)

Target

Wolf Trax

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Wolf Trax, Inc., is a micronutrient company. Wolf Trax brand micronutrients are formulated to coat and adhere to each prill of dry fertilizer, providing a more precise and effective way of delivering important nutrients, such as boron, zinc, copper and manganese, directly to the plant.

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Buyer

Compass Minerals

Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Distribution
Employees2,000
Revenue 1.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Compass Minerals' corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.
Compass Minerals' corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.

Compass Minerals is a supplier of highway deicing products, helping to keep roadways safe . Compass Minerals also provides food salt, water care products, packaged deicing, minerals for animal nutrition, and other salt and mineral products to consumers and industry throughout North America. Compass Minerals was founded in 1993 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Manitoba) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-10 Big Quill Resources

Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada

Big Quill Resources, Inc., is a producer of high-purity sulfate of potash (SOP) for non-agricultural specialty applications as well as for nutrients used by growers of high-value crops and turf.

Buy CA$56M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-23 Produquímica Industria e Comercio SA

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Produquímica Industria e Comercio SA is a manufacturer and distributor of specialty plant nutrients.

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