M&A Deal Summary

DuPont Acquires Coastal Training Technologies

On October 14, 2008, DuPont acquired education company Coastal Training Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DuPont’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is DuPont’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is DuPont’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-10-14
Target Coastal Training Technologies
Sector Education
Buyer(s) DuPont
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Coastal Training Technologies

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Coastal Training Technologies Corp. is a provider of training and development materials designed to educate or increase the productivity of employees and sold utilizing multiple delivery platforms, including print, video, CD-ROM and internet/intranet. Coastal Training Technologies was founded in 1984 and is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DuPont

Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Category Company
Founded 1802
Sector Chemicals
Employees24,000
Revenue 12.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to DuPont's corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
Entrance to DuPont's corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

DuPont is a global chemicals provider and is involved across a range of disciplines, including agriculture and industrial biotechnology, chemistry, biology, materials science and manufacturing. DuPont operates globally and offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food, building and construction, electronics and communications, general industrial, and transportation. DuPont is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 20
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 17
Year (2008) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-03 Fasloc

Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States

Fasloc, Inc., headquartered in Martinsburg, West Virginia, is a leading manufacturer of specialized underground mine roof support systems. Fasloc's products utilize resin cartridges to create strong and reliable roof bolting systems. The Fasloc name is a highly regarded brand in the coal mining industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-28 DuPont - Linuron Herbicide Business

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Linuron herbicide is marketed globally under the DuPont Lorox® and Linex® brands, as well as several associated mixture trademarks. This specialty herbicide is used primarily in the carrot, asparagus, celery, potato, cotton and soybean markets.

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