M&A Deal Summary

Givaudan Acquires Quest International

On November 22, 2006, Givaudan acquired chemicals company Quest International from Imperial Chemical Industries for 1.2B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Givaudan’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Givaudan’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Givaudan’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-11-22
Target Quest International
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Givaudan
Sellers(s) Imperial Chemical Industries
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.2B GBP

Target

Quest International

Naarden, Netherlands
Quest is one of the leading players in the global flavour and fragrance market. Quest was formed in 1905 and is based in Naarden, The Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Givaudan

Vernier, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1796
Sector Chemicals
Employees16,260
Revenue 6.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

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

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 22
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 2
Year (2006) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-13 Givaudan Flavors

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Givaudan Flavors Inc., manufactures dairy flavor systems, variegates and bases used in the production of ice cream.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Imperial Chemical Industries

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1926
Sector Chemicals
Employees25,850
DESCRIPTION

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC is a British chemical company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-04 Huntsman s European Chemicals and Polymers Business

United Kingdom

Huntsman's European Chemicals and Polymers Business is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty and commodity chemicals throughout its four principal businesses: polyurethane chemicals (in particular "MDI"), propylene oxide ("PO"), petrochemicals (in particular olefins) and titanium dioxide ("TiO2").

Sell £1.7B
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