M&A Deal Summary

Omya AG Acquires Distrupol

On December 4, 2024, Omya AG acquired distribution company Distrupol from GPD Companies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Omya AG’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Omya AG’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-12-04
Target Distrupol
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Omya AG
Sellers(s) GPD Companies
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Distrupol

Chertsey, United Kingdom
Distrupol provides sales, marketing, distribution, and application development of an extensive range of thermoplastic polymers. Distrupol was founded in 1963 and is based in Chertsey, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Omya AG

Oftringen, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1884
Sector Chemicals
Employees8,000
DESCRIPTION

Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals – mainly fillers and pigments derived from calcium carbonate and dolomite – and a worldwide distributor of specialty chemicals.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-01 Coatex SAS

Genay, France

Coatex SAS is a manufactures specialty polymers mainly acrylic based, used as dispersants and thickeners. The main end markets of these high growth specialty chemical activities include paper, paint, water treatment, cosmetics and textile.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GPD Companies

The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

GPD Companies is a distribution company of plastics, including polymer products and prime engineering resins. GPD Companies includes Nexeo Plastics and Distrupol, both carve-outs from Univar Solutions.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-22 Distrupol

Chertsey, United Kingdom

Distrupol provides sales, marketing, distribution, and application development of an extensive range of thermoplastic polymers. Distrupol was founded in 1963 and is based in Chertsey, United Kingdom.

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