M&A Deal Summary

GenTek Acquires Chalum

On February 6, 2007, GenTek acquired chemicals company Chalum for 3M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GenTek’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is GenTek’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GenTek’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GenTek’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-06
Target Chalum
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) GenTek
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3M USD

Target

Chalum

Sacaton, Arizona, United States
Chalum, Inc. is a producer of aluminum sulfate.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GenTek

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Chemicals
Employees1,100
DESCRIPTION

GenTek, Inc. is a manufacturer of telecommunications products, industrial components and performance chemicals.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-18 KRONE

Englewood, Colorado, United States

KRONE, Inc. is a supplier of copper and fiber-based connectivity solutions and cabling products used in public access and enterprise networks by many of the organizations.

Sell $350M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-16 NOMA

Westland, Michigan, United States

NOMA Corp. is a manufacturer and distributor of cables for automotive, appliance, electronic, consumer electrical, imaging systems, HVAC, and industrial markets.

Sell -
Mergr

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