M&A Deal Summary

MLC Acquires Valley Minerals

On September 20, 2022, MLC acquired metals/mining company Valley Minerals from Lewis & Clark Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MLC’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is MLC’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is MLC’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-20
Target Valley Minerals
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) MLC
Sellers(s) Lewis & Clark Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Valley Minerals

Clayton, Missouri, United States
Valley Minerals is a stocking manufacturer of Dolomitic Quicklime. The product line of packaged products in 50-pound bags and super sacks including; Art slag, ASA-1, Dolomitic lime, Hi Calcium lime, Zirmag, Zircon Sand, and other minerals and sands. Valley Minerals was founded in 1926 and is based in Clayton, Missouri.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MLC

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1907
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

MLC is a provider of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. MLC operates the largest lime facility in the Americas and mines some of the purest limestone reserves in the world. MLC supplies high-calcium quicklime, hydrated lime, calcium carbonate products, trucking services, and technical solutions from a diversified, reliable network of facilities. MLC was founded in 1907 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-08 Singleton Birch

Barnetby, United Kingdom

Singleton Birch is an independent supplier of lime products that has a number of business lines, including a chemicals division, which provides specialty calcium products to the rubber and plastics markets. It also provides services and solutions to the renewable energy, water treatment, and waste management industries. The business works with local farms to run anaerobic digesters that provide electricity used by the business from renewable zero-carbon sources. Singleton Birch is based in Barnetby, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lewis & Clark Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTL Capital is a private investment firm focused on partnering with management teams to pursue acquisitions of profitable US-based companies with up to $100 million in revenues. FTL has a preference for family-owned companies with strong business models, differentiated products/services, and significant opportunities for growth. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, business services, financial services, real estate, technology, and food. FTL Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
State (Missouri) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 Hi-Pointe Drive-In

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Hi-Pointe Drive-In is a fast-casual hospitality brand with a unique character paired with culinary chops to back it up. Hi-Pointe Drive-In is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-13 PCI Manufacturing

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

PCI Manufacturing is a turnkey contract formulating, blending, and packaging service for liquid products including EPA registered disinfectants, household, industrial, institutional cleaning, home and garden and specialty pet products. PCI Manufacturing was founded in 1997 and is based in St. Louis Missouri.

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