M&A Deal Summary

Desktop Metal Acquires Adaptive3D Technologies

On May 17, 2021, Desktop Metal acquired plastics company Adaptive3D Technologies from Arkema

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Desktop Metal’s 1st transaction in the Plastics sector.
  • This is Desktop Metal’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Desktop Metal’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-17
Target Adaptive3D Technologies
Sector Plastics
Buyer(s) Desktop Metal
Sellers(s) Arkema
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Adaptive3D Technologies

Dallas, Texas, United States
Adaptive3D Technologies is a provider of photopolymer elastomers. Its products enable volume end-use parts production via additive manufacturing of odorless, tough, strain-tolerant, tear-resistant, and biocompatible rubbers and rubber-like materials. Adaptive3D Technologies is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Desktop Metal

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Machinery
Revenue 190M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Desktop Metal is driving Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a new era of on-demand, digital mass production of industrial, medical, and consumer products. The company's innovative 3D printers, materials, and software deliver the speed, cost, and part quality required for this transformation. Today, its systems print metal, polymer, sand, and other ceramics, as well as foam and recycled wood. Desktop Metal was founded in 2015 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Plastics) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-15 EnvisionTEC

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

EnvisionTEC, Inc. is a provider of professional-grade 3D printing solutions. EnvisionTEC was founded in 2002 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.

Buy $300M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-12 Aerosint

Herstal, Belgium

Aerosint develops a technology called selective powder deposition that enables full three-dimensional control over material placement in powder bed 3D printing processes. Aerosint was founded in 2016 and is based in Herstal, Belgium.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Arkema

Colombes, France
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Chemicals
Employees21,100
Revenue 9.5B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Arkema is a chemical producer company. Arkema organized its activities into 3 complementary business segments: High Performance Materials: Technical polymers (Specialty polyamides and Fluoropolymers), Filtration and Adsorption (CECA), Organic Peroxydes, Specialty Adhesives (Bostik). Industrial Specialties: Thiochemicals, Fluorochemicals, PMMA (Altuglas International), Hydrogen Peroxides. Coating Solutions: Acrylics, Coating resins, Photocure resins (Sartomer) Rheology Additives (Coatex). Arkema was founded in 2003 and is based in Colombes, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Plastics) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 7
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-17 Edge Adhesives

Forth Worth, Texas, United States

Edge Adhesives is a developer and manufacturer of innovative adhesives, sealants, tapes, and related solutions used in building products, transportation, electrical, HVAC, and other markets. Edge Adhesives was founded in 1980 and is based in Forth Worth, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-31 Ashland Global Holdings - Performance Adhesives Business

Covington, Kentucky, United States

Ashland Global Holdings' Performance Adhesives Business has a portfolio of products that are well-positioned in the market and valuable technologies with differentiating performance for customers across a variety of applications and markets.

Buy $1.7B
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