M&A Deal Summary

Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services Acquires Cerac

On January 6, 2006, Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services acquired chemicals company Cerac from FCF Partners for 25M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services’ 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services’ 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-01-06
Target Cerac
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services
Sellers(s) FCF Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 25M USD

Target

Cerac

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
CERAC is a manufacturer of small quantities of less common, known purity, inorganic chemicals. Today, CERAC offers over 2,000 stock items in quantities ranging from one gram to thousands of kilograms.Materion Advanced Chemicals (formerly knowns as CERAC and Academy of Williams Advanced Materials)

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services

Buffalo, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1907
Sector Metals/Mining
DESCRIPTION

Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services, Inc. provides a film preposition materials, packaging materials, jewelry, and investment bars.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 8
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 7
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-03 Thin Film Technology

Buellton, California, United States

Thin Film Technology, Inc. (TFT), is a provider of precision optical coatings, photo lithography, thin film hybrid circuits, and specialized thin film coatings and services.

Buy $9M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-04 Techni-Met

Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Techni-Met has been a long-standing customer of WAM and has partnered with the Company on various product development efforts over the years that have helped to support Techni-Met's growth. Physical vapor deposition (PVD) targets from Williams' Buffalo and Brewster, New York facilities are deposited by Techni-Met into single or multi-layer coatings onto flexible polymeric films. Value added films manufactured at the Windsor facilities supply a wide range of high-end applications in a range of advanced technology industries, including supporting downstream customers in developing more accurate diagnostic devices for diabetes management.

Buy $90M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FCF Partners

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 130M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FCF Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on control investments in established, smaller middle-market companies in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. FCF targets businesses generating revenues of $10 to $75 million and EBITDA of at least $2 million. Sectors of interest include food/food equipment, manufacturing, distribution, service, medical devices, chemicals, paper converting, packaging, machinery, nice manufacturing, financial services, business services, and later-stage technology. The Firm's target investment size is $2 to $15 million. FCF was formed in 1999 and is based in Milwaukee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Wisconsin) 4 of 7
Country (United States) 5 of 9
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-01 Alkar-RapidPak

Lodi, Wisconsin, United States

Alkar, the foremost manufacturer of processing ovens, chillers, and continuous cook/chill systems used by meat, poultry, and seafood processors. RapidPak, also located in Lodi, is a manufacturer of high-speed, automated form-fill-seal packaging machines serving the food processing and sterile medical device industries.

Sell $27M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-03 Thiel Cheese & Ingredients

Hilbert, Wisconsin, United States

Thiel Cheese & Ingredients LLC custom formulator and manufacturer of process cheese and cheese-based ingredient solutions to the food ingredient and food service marketplace.

Sell $50M