M&A Deal Summary

Ecolab Acquires Master Chemicals

On April 1, 2013, Ecolab acquired chemicals company Master Chemicals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ecolab’s 12th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Ecolab’s 1st transaction in Russia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-04-01
Target Master Chemicals
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Ecolab
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Master Chemicals

Kazan, Russia
Master Chemicals sells oil field chemicals to oil and gas producers located throughout Russia and parts of the Ukraine.

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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 STATS #
Overall 29 of 54
Sector: Chemicals M&A 12 of 22
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 22 of 41
Country: Russia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-03 Ecolab - Vehicle Care

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Ecolab's Vehicle Care is a provider of vehicle care products, including soaps, polishes, sealants, wheel and tire treatments and air fresheners to professional car washes, convenience stores, auto detailers, and commercial fleet wash customers.

Sell $120M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-10 Permian Mud Service

Houston, Texas, United States

Permian Mud Service, Inc. manufactures industrial inorganic chemicals.

Buy -