M&A Deal Summary

Phillips 66 Acquires Spectrum

On June 23, 2014, Phillips 66 acquired chemicals company Spectrum from Dominus Capital and HarbourVest Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Phillips 66’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Phillips 66’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Phillips 66’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-23
Target Spectrum
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Phillips 66
Sellers(s) Dominus Capital
HarbourVest Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Lazard Middle Market (Financial)

Target

Spectrum

Selmer, Tennessee, United States
Spectrum Corp. is an independent compunder, blender, packager, and marketer of specialty lubricants. Products include 2-cycle and small engine 4-cycle oils, bar and chain oil, and hydraulic fluid, which are commonly used in power lawn and garden equipment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Phillips 66

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1875
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees14,000
Revenue 147.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Phillips 66's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Phillips 66's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Phillips 66 is an energy and logistics company. Its midstream segment gathers, processes, transports and markets natural gas; and transports, stores, fractionates and markets natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. In addition, this segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks to refineries and other locations, delivers refined and specialty products to market, and provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and petroleum products. Its chemicals segments consists of our 50 percent equity investment in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem), which manufactures and markets petrochemicals and plastics on a worldwide basis. Its refining segment buys, sells and refines crude oil and other feedstocks at refineries in the United States and Europe. Its marketing and specialties segment purchases for resale and markets refined petroleum products (such as gasolines, distillates and aviation fuels), mainly in the United States and Europe. Phillips 66 was founded in 1875 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-30 Phillips Specialty Products

United States

PPhillips Specialty Products, Inc. specializes in maximizing the flow potential of pipelines, increasing operational flexibility and throughput capacity and substantially increasing bottom-line profit potentials.

Sell $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-11 Malaysian Refining Sdn. Bhd.

Sungai Udang, Malaysia

Malaysian Refining Company Sdn. Bdh., also known as PSR-2, refines and processes crude oil into refined products.

Sell $635M

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Dominus Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 410M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Dominus Capital is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies throughout North America. The Firm focuses on companies with defensible market positions, strong free cash flows and margins, untapped growth potential, and 'exceptional' management. Dominus seeks companies generating EBITDA of at least $10 million. Areas of interest include building products, business services, consumer products and services, distribution, food production and services, light manufacturing, restaurants, specialty chemicals and specialty retail. Dominus will consider a variety of transactions types, including buyouts and recapitalizations. Dominus Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 10
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 10
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-17 Bentley Mills

City of Industry, California, United States

Bentley Mills is a designer and manufacturer of premium broadloom and modular carpet tile to the specified commercial carpet industry. Bentley has become an iconic brand in the premium carpet space, serving end customers across diverse corporate, hospitality, healthcare, government, retail, and education markets.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-31 Frontline Managed Services

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Frontline Managed Services is a provider of business process outsourcing to the legal and accounting markets. Frontline Managed Services specializes in “white glove” IT help desk support, IT Managed Services (Development, Infrastructure, Engineering, and Legacy Software Support), Managed Financial Services (e-billing processing, accounts receivable management, and cash application), and training and education through its e-learning platform. Frontline Managed Services was founded in 1987 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Buy -
SELLER

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 86.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 132
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 57
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 29 of 83
Year (2014) 5 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-19 Hillman Solutions

Forest Park, Ohio, United States

Hillman Solutions is a distributor of fasteners, key blanks, signage and other small hardware components and a leading manufacturer of key making equipment. The company operates in multiple channels of the retail marketplace including national and regional home centers, hardware stores and mass merchants. Hillman Solutions is based in Forest Park, Ohio.

Sell $1.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-07 Alexander Forbes

Sandton, South Africa

Alexander Forbes is an insurance broker, asset multi-manager, and financial services company that impacts people’s lives by delivering insight and advice to individuals, employers, and retirement funds. Alexander Forbes was incorporated in 1935 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.

Sell -