M&A Deal Summary

Johnson Matthey Acquires Oxis Energy - Assets and Intellectual property

On July 28, 2021, Johnson Matthey acquired electrical equipment company Oxis Energy - Assets and Intellectual property from Oxis Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Johnson Matthey’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Johnson Matthey’s 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-07-28
Target Oxis Energy - Assets and Intellectual property
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Johnson Matthey
Sellers(s) Oxis Energy
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Oxis Energy - Assets and Intellectual property

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Oxis Energy' Assets and Intellectual property can be adapted for the manufacture of components for green hydrogen production. Oxis Energy' Assets and Intellectual property is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Johnson Matthey

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1817
Sector Chemicals
Employees10,644
Revenue 11.7B GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Johnson Matthey is a specialty chemicals company underpinned by science, technology, and our people. A leader in sustainable technologies, many of our products enhance the quality of life for millions worldwide. Johnson Matthey was founded in 1817 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 12
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Pharmorphix

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Pharmorphix Ltd. is a provider of solid form services, including polymorph studies, salt selection, co-crystallization, chiral separations and process scale up that are critical to successful drug discovery and development.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-24 Johnson Matthey - Advanced Glass Technologies Business

London, United Kingdom

Johnson Matthey’s Advanced Glass Technologies business is a global provider of specialist glass enamels and precious metal pastes supplied mainly to the automotive sector.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Oxis Energy

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Oxis Energy is a lithium-sulfur battery developer. OXIS has 44 patent families with 214 patents granted and 106 pending. The patents cover electrolyte systems for lithium-sulfur cells, methods of lithium-sulfur cell construction, and also positive and negative electrodes. Oxis Energy is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1