Divestiture • Machinery

One Equity Partners Acquires Norit Activated Carbon

On November 29, 2021, private equity firm One Equity Partners acquired machinery company Norit Activated Carbon from Cabot

Acquisition Context
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is One Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in the Netherlands.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 29, 2021
Target Norit Activated Carbon
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) One Equity Partners
Sellers(s) Cabot
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Norit Activated Carbon

Amersfoort, Netherlands
Norit Activated Carbon is a supplier of purification technologies primarily serving the water and beverage markets, offering components and systems for every part of the water value chain. Norit Activated Carbon was founded in 1918 and is based in Amersfoort, Netherlands.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 101 of 139
Sector: Machinery 4 of 6
Type: Divestiture 19 of 31
Country: Netherlands 4 of 4
Year: 2021 8 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-29 Armis

San Francisco, California, United States

Armis is an enterprise IoT security service provider that discovers devices on and off the network, continuously analyzes endpoint behavior to identify risks and attacks, and protects critical information and systems by identifying suspicious or malicious devices and quarantining them. Armis was established in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-02 Walterscheid Powertrain Group

Lohmar, Germany

Walterscheid Powertrain Group is a provider of original equipment and aftermarket parts and services for off-highway powertrain applications. Walterscheid Powertrain Group was founded in 1919 and is based in Lohmar, Germany.

Sell -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Cabot

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Chemicals
Employees4,151
Revenue 4.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cabot is a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Cabot's principal products are rubber and specialty-grade carbon blacks, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, aerogel, cesium formate drilling fluids, and activated carbon. Cabot was founded in 1882 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-15 Tokai Carbon

Tianjin, China

Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) is a carbon black manufacturing facility that was commissioned in 2006 and is located in Tianjin, China.

Buy $9M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-04 Mexico Carbon Manufacturing

Tamaulipas, Mexico

Mexico Carbon Manufacturing provides reinforcing carbon products for tire manufacturing and industrial applications. Mexico Carbon Manufacturing is based in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Buy -

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