M&A Deal Summary

Ecolab Acquires A&L Laboratories

On November 4, 2014, Ecolab acquired chemicals company A&L Laboratories from EXL Laboratories

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ecolab’s 16th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Ecolab’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ecolab’s 3rd transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-04
Target A&L Laboratories
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Ecolab
Sellers(s) EXL Laboratories
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

A&L Laboratories

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
A&L Laboratories, Inc. provides dairy producers with an easy way to reduce somatic cell and total bacterial counts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ecolab

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Environmental
Employees48,000
Revenue 15.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Ecolab's corporate headquarters in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Ecolab's corporate headquarters in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ecolab is a provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services. The Company serves businesses in the foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and oil and gas markets. Ecolab was founded in 1923 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 53
Sector (Chemicals) 16 of 22
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 9
State (Minnesota) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 19 of 31
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-03 AK Kraus & Hiller Schädlingsbekämpfung

Allershausen, Germany

AK Kraus & Hiller Schädlingsbekämpfung GmbH a commercial pest elimination service providers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-16 Jianghai Environmental Protection

Changzhou, China

Jianghai Environmental Protection Co. Ltd. is an industrial water treatment company. Jianghai provides water treatment technologies, chemistries and services to several industries in China, including customers in power and chemicals.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EXL Laboratories

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

EXL Laboratories manufactures a vast array of products proven to be effective in the country’s most profitable dairy farm and food manufacturing facilities.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
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