M&A Deal Summary

Platte River Equity Acquires MFG Chemical

On June 27, 2017, private equity firm Platte River Equity acquired chemicals company MFG Chemical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Platte River Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Platte River Equity’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Platte River Equity’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-06-27
Target MFG Chemical
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Platte River Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Grace Matthews, Inc. (Financial)

Target

MFG Chemical

Dalton, Georgia, United States
MFG Chemical is a specialty chemical manufacturer of polymers, surfactants and esters used in various applications in the oil field, water treatment, mining, coatings, agricultural and other industrial markets. MFG Chemical was founded in 1981 and is based in Dalton, Georgia.

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Buyer

Platte River Equity

Denver, Colorado, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Platte River Equity is a private equity firm focused on investing in small and middle-market private companies based in the US. Platte River generally invests $25 to $100 million of equity capital per transaction and looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating expertise. Sectors of interest include aerospace manufacturing and services, metals, chemicals, energy and energy services, natural resources, financial services, and communications. Platte River typically targets control investment situations, but will opportunistically pursue minority investments. Platte River Equity was formed in 2006 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 32
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 13
State (Georgia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 23 of 31
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-12 Tiger-Sul

Shelton, Connecticut, United States

Tiger-Sul is a provider of sulphur bentonite, micronutrient-enhanced sulphur and other crop performance products. Tiger-Sul was founded in 1964 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-26 ACT Independent Turbo Services

Houston, Texas, United States

ACT Independent Turbo Services ("ACT") is a independent provider of turbine component repairs for power generation and industrial end users. ACT’s services include inspection, cleaning, repair, vacuum heat-treating, custom machining, coating, testing and metallurgical analysis, as well as engineered solutions for life extension of critical turbine components.

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