M&A Deal Summary

Element Solutions Acquires OM Group - Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks Businesses

On October 28, 2015, Element Solutions acquired chemicals company OM Group - Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks Businesses from Vectra

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Element Solutions’ 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Element Solutions’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Element Solutions’ 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-28
Target OM Group - Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks Businesses
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Element Solutions
Sellers(s) Vectra
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

OM Group - Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks Businesses

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
OM Group's Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks businesses produces electronic and photomasks.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Element Solutions

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1785
Sector Chemicals
Employees5,300
Revenue 2.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Element Solutions is a diversified producer of high-technology specialty chemical products and provider of technical services. Element Solutions was incorporated in 1785 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 Chemtura AgroSolutions

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Chemtura AgroSolutions is a provider of agricultural chemicals and seed treatment products.

Buy $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 Alent

Woking, United Kingdom

Alent plc is a provider of advanced surface treatment plating chemicals.

Buy $1.9B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vectra

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Chemicals
Employees5,900
Revenue 1.2B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Vectra is a provider of specialty chemicals, advanced materials, electrochemical energy storage, magnetic materials and unique technologies crucial to enabling customers to meet increasingly stringent market and application requirements. Vectra was founded in 1991 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 6
State (Missouri) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 5
Year (2015) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 EaglePicher Technologies

Joplin, Missouri, United States

EaglePicher Technologies is a provider of batteries and energetic devices for the defense, space and commercial industries, and provides the most experience and broadest capability in battery electrochemistry of any battery supplier. EaglePicher Technologies offers a wide range of battery technology including thermal, nickel hydrogen, lithium carbonmono-fluoride, lithium thionyl chloride, lithium manganese dioxide, lithium sulfur dioxide, lithium ion, reserve lithium oxyhalide, custom battery assemblies and silver zinc batteries. EaglePicher Technologies was founded in 1942 and is based in Joplin, Missouri.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-14 Borchers Group

Westlake, Ohio, United States

Borchers Group Ltd. is a provider of coating additive products support progress in colorants, coatings and coating systems - from the production stage through to applications we provide a complete systems approach. Borchers Group was established in 1940 and is based in Westlake, Ohio.

Sell -
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