M&A Deal Summary

DSM-Firmenich Acquires Firmenich

On May 31, 2022, DSM-Firmenich acquired consumer products company Firmenich

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DSM-Firmenich’s 4th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is DSM-Firmenich’s 2nd transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-31
Target Firmenich
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) DSM-Firmenich
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Stibbe
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Sullivan & Cromwell (Legal)

Target

Firmenich

Meyrin, Switzerland
Firmenich is a manufacturer of fragrances and flavors. Firmenich perfumes and flavors that billions of consumers enjoy each day. Firmenich was founded in 1895 and is based in Meyrin, Switzerland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DSM-Firmenich

Kaiseraugst, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Chemicals
Employees27,926
Revenue 10.6B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DSM-Firmenich specializes in development, manufacture and marketing of performance materials, nutritional and pharmaceutical ingredients and industrial chemicals. The products are used in a wide range of end-markets and applications, such as human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings and paint, housing and electrics & electronics. DSM-Firmenich founded in 1902 and is based in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 28
Sector (Consumer Products) 4 of 4
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Switzerland) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-31 DSM Engineering Materials

Heerlen, Netherlands

DSM Engineering Materials provides high-performance and increasingly sustainable thermoplastics used in automotive, electrical & electronics, building & construction, medical, food packaging, and consumer goods (to name but a few). Its materials enable lighter, stronger, and more durable products - which in turn makes people’s lives safer, more convenient, and healthier – and all while helping to tackle carbon emissions.

Sell €3.7B