M&A Deal Summary

IMCD Acquires Polychem

On December 23, 2021, IMCD acquired chemicals company Polychem

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IMCD’s 22nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is IMCD’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-23
Target Polychem
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) IMCD
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Polychem

Markt Allhau, Austria
Polychem is a provider of chemical raw materials and additives in Austria and Southeast Europe. Their diverse product offering and expanded coverage across Southeast Europe has made them a distribution partner to leading specialty chemical manufacturers in the region. Polychem was formed in 1978 and is based in Markt Allhau, Austria.

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Buyer

IMCD

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Chemicals
Employees5,277
Revenue 4.7B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

IMCD is a marketing, sales and distribution of specialty chemicals and food- and pharma ingredients, with offices and warehouses in 31 countries in Europe, Africa and Australia/Asia. IMCD was founded in 1995 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 64
Sector: Chemicals M&A 22 of 28
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 35 of 57
Country: Austria M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-22 RPL Trading

Port Melbourne, Australia

RPL Trading focuses on services and formulation expertise to its customers and partners. It supplies specialty and raw materials to the Chemical Manufacturing Industry in Australia and New Zealand. RPL Trading was formed in 2000 and is based in Port Melbourne, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-08 Kuni Chemical

Osaka, Japan

Kuni Chemical is specializes in industrial applications ranging from coatings and construction to automotive and packaging materials. Kuni Chemical was founded in 1997 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

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