M&A Deal Summary

Givaudan Acquires Belle Aire Creations

On September 30, 2025, Givaudan acquired chemicals company Belle Aire Creations from Rock Island Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Givaudan’s 7th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Givaudan’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Givaudan’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-09-30
Target Belle Aire Creations
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Givaudan
Sellers(s) Rock Island Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Belle Aire Creations

Libertyville, Illinois, United States
Belle Aire Creations develops and manufactures fragrance and odor management solutions in the form of liquid compounds that create desired scents and eliminate undesired odors. Belle Aire Creations was founded in 1982 and is based in Libertyville, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Givaudan

Vernier, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1796
Sector Chemicals
Employees16,260
DESCRIPTION

Givaudan is a provider of fragrances and flavors. Givaudan was founded in 1796 and is based in Vernier, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 24
Sector: Chemicals M&A 7 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 17
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-27 Vollmens

São Paulo, Brazil

Vollmens is a fragrance house crafting scents that inspire, captivate, and transform everyday moments. Vollmens was formed in 2004 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rock Island Capital

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 550M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rock Island Capital is a private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine capital to middle-market manufacturing, distribution or service companies located in the US. Rock Island typically invests to support management buyouts, generational changes of ownership, growth and expansion, and recapitalization. Prospective companies generally have sales valued up to $250 million. The Firm will consider both majority or minority positions. Rock Island Capital has offices in Oak Brook, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 14
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 14 of 14
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-01 LUX dynamics

Reno, Nevada, United States

LUX dynamics manufactures specification-grade, LED high bay lighting fixtures with a focus on designing and engineering premium fixtures. LUX dynamics differentiates its fixtures through an emphasis of durability, high lumen output, color rendering, and high-quality uniform lighting. LUX dynamics was founded in 2008 and is based in Reno, Nevada.

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