M&A Deal Summary

Royal Adhesives & Sealants Acquires ADCO Global

On July 31, 2013, Royal Adhesives & Sealants acquired chemicals company ADCO Global from Aurora Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Royal Adhesives & Sealants’ 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Royal Adhesives & Sealants’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Royal Adhesives & Sealants’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-07-31
Target ADCO Global
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Royal Adhesives & Sealants
Sellers(s) Aurora Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ADCO Global

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States
ADCO Global, Inc. is a focused specialty chemical company that has been formed to assemble specialized skills, application technologies, and talents that can better answer the growing need for high performance adhesives, sealants and tapes. The acquisition and orchestration of several segment leaders, focused principally in construction, transportation and industrial market applications, is creating a globally networked company serving Fortune 500 as well as specialized industrial customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Royal Adhesives & Sealants

South Bend, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC is a producer of proprietary, high-performance adhesives and sealants. Royal offers a broad range of specialty formulated products designed to solve complex bonding, laminating and sealing applications across a diverse range of markets including aerospace and defense, construction, specialty packaging, automotive and industrial.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 6
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 8
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-23 Clifton Adhesive

Wayne, New Jersey, United States

Clifton Adhesive, Inc. is a specialty adhesive manufacturer of adhesives incorporating polychloroprene, nitrile, natural rubbers and styrene butadiene.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-04 Chemque

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Chemque, is a producer of polyurethane foams and adhesives.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Aurora Capital Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aurora Capital Partners is a private investment firm that manages private equity funds as well as investment vehicles focused on debt/equity securities. Targeted businesses are generally industry leaders that operate in defensible markets with sustainable margins. Sectors of interest include aerospace, industrial products, and services, packaging, plastics, distribution, manufacturing, media, retail, and chemicals. Aurora will only consider majority/control positions. Aurora's investment horizon is typically three to seven years. Aurora Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 23
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 7
State (Illinois) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 10 of 22
Year (2013) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-01 NuCO2

Stuart, Florida, United States

NuCo2 is a supplier of liquid carbon dioxide (as opposed to carbon dioxide gas in cylinders) to retail establishments for carbonating and dispensing fountain beverages. It is also the only national supplier to this essentially noncyclical U.S. market.

Sell $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-16 NTS

Anaheim, California, United States

NTS is a provider of product qualification testing, inspection, and certification services in North America. NTS serves the full range of performance-critical industries, including the civil aviation, space, defense, nuclear, telecommunications, and medical end markets. NTS was founded in 1961 and is based in Anaheim, California.

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