M&A Deal Summary

LANXESS Acquires The Chemours Company - Clean and Disinfect Business

On April 25, 2016, LANXESS acquired chemicals company The Chemours Company - Clean and Disinfect Business from Chemours for 230M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LANXESS’s 11th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is LANXESS’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is LANXESS’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is LANXESS’s 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-25
Target The Chemours Company - Clean and Disinfect Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) LANXESS
Sellers(s) Chemours
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 230M USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal)

Target

The Chemours Company - Clean and Disinfect Business

Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Chemours' - Clean and Disinfect Business is a set of oxidation chemistry businesses focused on providing cleaning and disinfection solutions for a wide range of industrial, consumer, animal and human health applications. The product portfolio is organized into three primary categories: Disinfectants, Oxone and Chlorine Dioxide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

LANXESS

Cologne, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1863
Sector Chemicals
Employees12,621
Revenue 6.7B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Lanxess' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office.
Entrance to Lanxess' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office.

LANXESS is a specialty chemicals company. The company is currently represented at 52 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates, and specialty chemicals. LAXNESS was founded in 1863 and is based in Cologne, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 17
Sector (Chemicals) 11 of 16
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 6
State (Delaware) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 7
Year (2016) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-19 Perlon-Monofil

Dormagen, Germany

Perlon-Monofil GmbH manufactures a wide range of Polyamid and Polyester monofilament products for different applications sold on the world market under the brand names Perlon®, Atlas® and Bayco®.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-25 Chemtura

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Chemtura Corp. is a specialty chemicals company. Chemtura offers a number of products used in the transportation, energy & electronics, and agriculture sectors. Chemtura was formed in 1900 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Buy $2.5B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Chemours

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Chemicals
Employees6,500
Revenue 6.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Chemours provides performance chemicals by operating three reporting segments: Titanium Technologies, Fluoroproducts, and Chemical Solutions. Chemours' Titanium Technologies segment is a global producer of titanium dioxide (TiO2), a premium white pigment used to deliver whiteness, brightness, opacity, and protection in a variety of applications. Chemours' Fluoroproducts segment is a global provider of fluoroproducts, such as refrigerants and industrial fluoropolymer resins. Its' Chemical Solutions segment is a North American provider of industrial and specialty chemicals used in gold production, oil refining, agriculture, industrial polymers, and other industries. Chemours was founded in 2014 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
State (Delaware) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2016) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-19 The Chemours Company - Aniline Facility

Beaumont, Texas, United States

The Chemours Company - Aniline Facility consists of an aniline plant in Beaumont, Texas.

Sell $140M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-14 The Chemours Company - Sulfur Products Business

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

The Chemours Co. LLC - Sulfur Products Business is a manufacturer hundreds of compounds needed by almost every industry. Natural gas and oil contain sulfur compounds, both organic and hydrogen sulfide, both of which must be removed before they are used as fuels or chemical feedstock.

Sell $325M