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M&A Deal Summary

Ecolab Acquires Brent Chemical Technologies

On December 16, 1998, Ecolab acquired consumer products company Brent Chemical Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ecolab’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Ecolab’s 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-12-16
Target Brent Chemical Technologies
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Ecolab
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Brent Chemical Technologies

Johannesburg, South Africa
Brent Chemical Technologies is a manufacturer and marketer of cleaning and sanitizing products and services to the food and beverage markets in South Africa.

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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 8 of 53
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 41
Country (South Africa) 1 of 1
Year (1998) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-05-18 GCS Service

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

GCS Service, Inc., a provider of commercial kitchen equipment repair services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-12 Blue Coral

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Blue Coral, Inc. is a marketer of a broad line of branded vehicle cleaning, appearance and specialty products to the commercial vehicle wash industry.

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