M&A Deal Summary

Hercules Acquires Betz-Dearborn

On August 3, 1998, Hercules acquired chemicals company Betz-Dearborn for 3.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hercules’ 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Hercules’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Hercules’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hercules’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.
Investment Fate
  • Betz-Dearborn was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2002 for 1.8B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-08-03
Target Betz-Dearborn
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Hercules
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.1B USD

Target

Betz-Dearborn

Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States
Betz-Dearborn Inc. is a producer of chemicals used principally in water-treatment and industrial processes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hercules

Wilmington,, Delaware, United States
Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Chemicals
Employees4,660
DESCRIPTION

Hercules, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of chemicals used for making a variety of products for the home, office and industrial markets.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1998) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-02-12 BetzDearborn

Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States

BetzDearborn is a global service company providing engineered chemical treatment of water and process systems in industrial applications. BetzDearborn is the second largest industrial water treatment service business in the world.

Sell $1.8B
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