M&A Deal Summary

Orascom Construction Industries SAE Acquires DSM Agro and DSM Melamine B.V.

On March 30, 2010, Orascom Construction Industries SAE acquired chemicals company DSM Agro and DSM Melamine B.V. from DSM-Firmenich for 310M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Orascom Construction Industries SAE’s 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Orascom Construction Industries SAE’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Orascom Construction Industries SAE’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-03-30
Target DSM Agro and DSM Melamine B.V.
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Orascom Construction Industries SAE
Sellers(s) DSM-Firmenich
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 310M EUR

Target

DSM Agro and DSM Melamine B.V.

Sittard,, Netherlands
DSM Agro is a producer of ammonia and high-nitrogen fertilizers for grasslands and agricultural crops and DSM Agro is a producer of ammonia and high-nitrogen fertilizers for grasslands and agricultural crops.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Orascom Construction Industries SAE

Cairo, Egypt
Category Company
Founded 1950
Sector Construction
DESCRIPTION

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) is an engineering, procurement and construction contractor. It is also a leading incubator and execution vehicle for industrial and infrastructure investments in the region.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-01 Egyptian Fertilizer SAE

Giza, Egypt

EFC is the largest private sector producer of nitrogen based fertilizer located in Egypt, and the largest Egyptian exporter of fertilizer.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-05 The Weitz Company

Des Moines, United States

The Weitz Company LLC is a general contractor.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DSM-Firmenich

Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Chemicals
Employees27,926
Revenue 10.6B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DSM-Firmenich specializes in development, manufacture and marketing of performance materials, nutritional and pharmaceutical ingredients and industrial chemicals. The products are used in a wide range of end-markets and applications, such as human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings and paint, housing and electrics & electronics. DSM-Firmenich founded in 1902 and is based in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 16
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 15
Country (Netherlands) 2 of 10
Year (2010) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-29 DSM Energie Holding B.V.

Heerlen,, Netherlands

DSM Energie Holding B.V. offers oil and gas exploration and production services.

Sell €285M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-22 Microbia

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Microbia, Inc. is an industrial biotechnology company applying proprietary metabolic engineering utilizing fermentation technology to create natural, cost-effective, renewable specialty ingredients and biomaterials.

Buy -
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