M&A Deal Summary

Signet Acquires Blue Grass Chemical Specialties

On October 23, 2017, private equity firm Signet acquired chemicals company Blue Grass Chemical Specialties

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Signet’s 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Signet’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Signet’s 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-10-23
Target Blue Grass Chemical Specialties
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Signet
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Blue Grass Chemical Specialties

New Albany, Indiana, United States
Blue Grass Chemical Specialties is a manufacturer engaged in contract manufacturing, toll production of custom proprietary products, and manufacturing. Its primary expertise is in the production of metal nitrates, principally ferric nitrate. Blue Grass Chemical Specialties was founded in 1969 and is based in New Albany, Indiana.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Signet

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Signet is an investment firm focused on a variety of opportunities throughout the US and China. The Firm takes an operational approach when considering investments, looking to also assist portfolio companies expand to new markets and geographies. Signet was formed in 1995 and is based in Akron, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 5 of 6
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 7
Year (2017) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-22 BindTech

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

BindTech has specialized capabilities in leather binding with gilded edges, hubbed spines, silk ribbon page markers, and intricate multi-color foil stamping and debossing. Products produced include coffee table books, bibles, albums, and classical titles. BindTech was founded in 1992 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-17 eTERA Consulting

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

eTERA Consulting LLC is an independent technology consultancy company. eTERA Consulting is an international, award-winning organization selected by clients to help solve the challenges of complex, big data projects in the areas of information governance, investigations, litigation, regulatory compliance, and security breach response. eTERA provides customized data management solutions and services to Fortune 500 companies and the Am Law 100 at the intersection where legal, data analytics, security, and information technology meet. eTERA Consulting was formed in 2004 and is based in Washington, DC.

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Mergr

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Company

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