M&A Deal Summary

Mitsui Chemicals Acquires Acomon AG

On April 7, 2011, Mitsui Chemicals acquired chemicals company Acomon AG from AUCTUS Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mitsui Chemicals’ 4th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Mitsui Chemicals’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-04-07
Target Acomon AG
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Mitsui Chemicals
Sellers(s) AUCTUS Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

Target

Acomon AG

Zug, Switzerland
Acomon AG produces and supplies optical monomers for the optical industry. It offers coatings and initiators. The company’s products are used for making lenses for prescription glasses, sunglasses, and goggles, as well as for making protection sheets for welding masks, safety shields, photographic filters, medical and industrial instruments, navigational instruments, radiation detectors, oscilloscopes, outdoor workstations, security sensors, and touch screens.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mitsui Chemicals

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1892
Sector Manufacturing
Employees17,320
Revenue 1.81T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsui Chemicals engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals in Japan, China, Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. Mitsui Chemicals was founded in 1892 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector: Chemicals M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-25 SDC Technologies

Irvine, California, United States

SDC Technologies, Inc. (SDC) is a developer and manufacturer of proprietary, high-performance coating systems.

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2013-06-30 Heraeus Kulzer

Hanau, Germany

Heraeus Kulzer GmbH is a manufacturer and supplier of cosmetic dentistry, tooth preservation, prosthetics, periodontology, and digital dentistry products for dentists and dental laboratories in Germany and internationally.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AUCTUS Capital Partners

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AUCTUS Capital Partners AG targets small-cap and mid-market opportunities in German-speaking countries (primarily Germany, Switzerland and Austria). The Firm focuses on 'sustainable' companies operating in fragmented sectors with strong market positions and growth potential. AUCUTS generally looks to invest in companies valued between €10 and €100 million with revenues of €10 to €200 million. Areas of interest include healthcare, automotive, fine chemicals/pharma, IT/software, education, and business services. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types including buy-and-build, MBOs, MBIs, and spin-offs/carve-outs. AUCTUS Capital Partners AG was formed in 2001 and is based in Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 19
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Hamburg, Germany

With about 50 locations in Germany, Flemming Dental AG is a company the leading provider of dental technically advanced products. In 2009 the group recorded with headquarters in Hamburg, a turnover of more than 70 million € in Germany. Of the approximately 1,600 employees, around 150 trainees, making it the largest Flemming Dental dental educators in the industry.

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2011-08-01 medaktiv rehab

Augsburg, Germany

medaktiv rehab operates two treatment centers in the Augsburg area where outpatient rehabilitation in the fields of orthopedics and psychosomatic as well as remedy performance in the areas physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapy are offered. Medaktiv was founded in 1989 and is based in Augsburg, Germany.

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