M&A Deal Summary

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Acquires Monofrax

On April 22, 2022, Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics acquired metals/mining company Monofrax from Callista Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics’ 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-04-22
Target Monofrax
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics
Sellers(s) Callista Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Monofrax

Falconer, New York, United States
Monofrax is a producer of fused cast refractory materials, mainly used within the construction of furnaces for glass manufacturing and other industries. Monofrax was founded in 1948 and is based in Falconer, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Sector Building Materials
DESCRIPTION

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. is a worldwide producer and applications expert of specialty refractory products for the ceramics, metallurgy, chemical, petrochemical, power generation, electronics, waste processing and glass making industries. Saint-Gobain specialize in products ranging from refractory bricks, tiles and blocks to mortar, cements, ramming and gunnable monolithics and trowelling mixes to low mass kiln furniture systems.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-11-01 Holz Precision

San Jose, California, United States

Holz Precision is a precision machining of assemblies and components for semiconductor OEMs.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Callista Private Equity

Investor Investor

Category Distressed Investor
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Callista Private Equity GmbH is a private equity firm focused on turnaround situations and carveouts. Callista targets opportunities with €10 to €200 million of revenue and does not have any sector preferences. The Firm's process is to is to acquire a controlling or a significant minority stake of loss-making entities and begin the process of repositioning. Callista Private Equity GmbH is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 9
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-16 Premier Periclase

Drogheda, Ireland

Premier Periclase engages in the production of caustic calcined magnesia products for the fertilizer, animal feed, hydrometallurgical, pulp and paper, environmental and refractory industries. Premier Periclase is based in Drogheda, Ireland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-13 Vulcast

Jünkerath, Germany

Vulcast manufactures grey and ductile iron castings of up to 70 tons per piece. Since 1687, the Company is located in Jünkerath in the Eifel region and will remain to produce small series to single pieces at its current premises. The products are used within gas or steam turbines, gearboxes, presses, and compressors. Vulcast was founded in 1687 and is based in Junkerath, Germany.

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