M&A Deal Summary

Materion Acquires HCS-Electronic Materials

On September 20, 2021, Materion acquired metals/mining company HCS-Electronic Materials from H.C. Starck for 380M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Materion’s 5th transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Materion’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Materion’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Materion’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-20
Target HCS-Electronic Materials
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Materion
Sellers(s) H.C. Starck
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 380M USD

Target

HCS-Electronic Materials

Newton, Massachusetts, United States
HCS-Electronic Materials is a provider of high-quality, high-purity tantalum sputtering targets, important in the manufacture of today’s leading-edge semiconductor chips.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Materion

Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees3,500
Revenue 1.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Materion's corporate headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
Materion's corporate headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Materion supplies highly engineered advanced enabling materials to global markets. Products include precious and non-precious specialty metals, inorganic chemicals and powders, specialty coatings, specialty engineered beryllium alloys, beryllium and beryllium composites, and engineered clad and plated metal systems. Materion was formed in 1931 and is based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector (Metals/Mining) 5 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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Balzers, Liechtenstein

Optics Balzers AG is a provider of thin-film optical coatings services. Optics Balzers was founded in 1946 and is based in Balzers, Liechtenstein.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

H.C. Starck

Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Sector Metals/Mining
DESCRIPTION

H.C. Starck is a provider of refractory metal powders and, with core competencies in tantalum and niobium, supplies growing industries such as semiconductor, industrial, and aerospace & defense. H.C. Starck is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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