M&A Deal Summary

H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Vantage Specialty Chemicals

On May 1, 2008, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired chemicals company Vantage Specialty Chemicals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 56th transaction in the United States.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Vantage Specialty Chemicals was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012.
  • Vantage Specialty Chemicals was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-05-01
Target Vantage Specialty Chemicals
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Vantage Specialty Chemicals

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vantage Specialty Chemicals is a specialty chemicals company focused on naturally derived ingredients serving a diverse and growing set of global end markets including personal care, consumer products, industrial and food markets. Vantage Specialty Chemicals was founded in 2008 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital LLC. The firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of middle market companies with an enterprise value of $50 - $1000 million. The Firm also will consider add-on acquisitions, industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 and has offices in Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco. HIG's European affiliate is HIG Europe with offices in London, Hamburg, and Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 369
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 14
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 31 of 112
State (Illinois) 3 of 18
Country (United States) 56 of 245
Year (2008) 4 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-10 Linden Lumber

Linden, Alabama, United States

Linden Lumber Company, Ltd., based in Linden, Alabama, is a leading lumber products manufacturer of Southern hardwoods.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-19 Stant

Connersville, Indiana, United States

Stant is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of automotive and industrial products including fuel caps, radiator and oil filler caps, thermostats, fuel vapor recovery systems and carbon canisters. The company sells products globally to original equipment manufacturers as well as to the aftermarket. Stant was founded in 1910 and is based in Connersville, Indiana.

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