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Ecolab Acquires Lobster Ink

On February 8, 2019, Ecolab acquired education company Lobster Ink

Acquisition Context
  • This is Ecolab’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Ecolab’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date February 8, 2019
Target Lobster Ink
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Ecolab
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Lobster Ink

Geneva, Switzerland
Lobster International S.A is a provider of end-to-end online customer training solutions. Lobster Ink offers training content curation and the delivery of learning experiences through their software as a service (SaaS) platform to successfully meet the unique training needs of hospitality and foodservice companies in 130 countries globally. Lobster International S.A was founded in 2007 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Buyer

Ecolab

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Environmental
Employees48,000
Revenue 15.7B USD (2024)
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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 48 of 54
Sector: Education 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 36 of 41
Country: Switzerland 1 of 1
Year: 2019 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-05 Holchem Group

Bury, United Kingdom

Holchem Group Ltd. is a provider of hygiene and cleaning products and services for the food and beverage, foodservice and hospitality industries. Holchem Group Ltd. is based in Bury, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-12 Chemstar

Lithia Springs, Georgia, United States

Chemstar Corp. is a provider of food safety and cleaning and sanitizing solutions focused on the grocery and food retail markets. Chemstar was founded in 1988 and is based in Lithia Springs, Georgia.

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