M&A Deal Summary

Sekisui Chemical and Inabata Acquire Polymatech Japan Co.

On April 25, 2017, Sekisui Chemical and Inabata acquired chemicals company Polymatech Japan Co. from Trustar Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sekisui Chemical’s 2nd and Inabata’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Sekisui Chemical’s 2nd and Inabata’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-04-25
Target Polymatech Japan Co.
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Sekisui Chemical
Inabata
Sellers(s) Trustar Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Polymatech Japan Co.

Tokyo, Japan
Polymatech Japan Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer of polymer parts with a specialty in polymer material compounding. Polymatech serves customers in different industries including automotive and consumer electronics.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Sekisui Chemical

Osaka, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Chemicals
Employees26,918
Revenue 1.30T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Sekisui Chemical is a provider of high-performance materials that take customer products even further. Sekisui Chemical was founded in 1947 and is based in Osaka, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Japan M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-27 Rabmer Holding

Altenberg bei Linz, Austria

Rabmer Holding GmbH is a provider of Pipe survey and diagnosis, and the sale and installation of pipe rehabilitation materials (cured-in-place pipe lining methods)

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-17 AIM Aerospace

Renton, Washington, United States

AIM Aerospace, Inc. is a designer and producer of advanced composite structures, systems, engine components and thermoplastic technology for the global aerospace industry. AIM Aerospace, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Renton, Washington.

Buy $510M
Buyer

Inabata

Osaka, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Chemicals
Employees4,677
Revenue 837.8B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Inabata is a chemical trading company that has recently been expanding its automotive business. The Company specializes in chemicals, electronic materials, synthetic resins, and housing equipment. Inabata was founded in 1890 and is based in Osaka, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trustar Capital

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 8.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trustar Capital is the private equity arm of financial services/asset manager CITIC Group. Trustar Capital separates its private equity investment activity into three groups; China, Japan, and the US. In general, Trustar looks to invest in companies with 'strong franchises', with established brands and high barriers to entry. For US-based opportunities, the firm looks to leverage its connections in China. Broad areas of interest include niche manufacturing, consumer products, and business services. The Firm does not invest in start-ups or distressed businesses. Trustar Capital is based in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 28
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 12
Country: Japan M&A 5 of 8
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-01 Fullerton Healthcare

Singapore, Singapore

Fullerton Healthcare is a provider of premier primary healthcare. Fullerton Healthcare was founded in 2010 and is based in Singapore.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-12 Formel D

Cologne, Germany

Formel D is a service provider to the automotive and component supply industry. The company develops concepts and scalable solutions for quality assurance and process optimisation along the entire automotive value chain - from development to production through to aftersales. Formel D was founded in 1993 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

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