M&A Deal Summary

Mitsubishi Chemical Acquires Qualicaps Group

On December 24, 2012, Mitsubishi Chemical acquired life science company Qualicaps Group from The Carlyle Group for 655M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mitsubishi Chemical’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Mitsubishi Chemical’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mitsubishi Chemical’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mitsubishi Chemical’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-24
Target Qualicaps Group
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Mitsubishi Chemical
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 655M USD

Target

Qualicaps Group

Irving, Texas, United States
Qualicaps Group is a manufacturer of hard capsules used in the pharmaceutical and the health and nutrition industries around the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mitsubishi Chemical

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Chemicals
Employees66,358
Revenue 4.39T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsubishi Chemical provides chemistry-based technology platforms for the development of a wide range of technologies and products in the fields of performance products, healthcare, and industrial materials. Mitsubishi Chemical was founded in 2005 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2012) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-05 Aldila

Carlsbad, California, United States

Aldila, Inc. is a sports equipment manufacturing company specialized in OEM and consumer golf club shafts, but also manufactures other carbon fiber products. Aldila was founded in 1972 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-21 Cleanpart

Asperg, Germany

Cleanpart GmbH is an industrial services company for the semiconductor industry and related industries. Cleanpart was founded in 1998 and is based in Asperg, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 217 of 480
Sector (Life Science) 5 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 103 of 197
State (Texas) 26 of 38
Country (United States) 143 of 259
Year (2012) 28 of 29
Size (of disclosed) 52 of 135
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-21 Chimney

Tokyo, Japan

Chimney Co., Ltd. is a Japanese pub-restaurant operator.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-27 NEP Group

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

NEP Group, Inc. is a provider of outsourced broadcasting services vital to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events. NEP serves premiere broadcast networks and production companies with state-of-the-art facilities, engineering expertise and technical management to support telecasts of major events and programs.

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