M&A Deal Summary

SK Capital Partners Acquires Canlak

On May 27, 2021, private equity firm SK Capital Partners acquired chemicals company Canlak

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SK Capital Partners’ 18th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is SK Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is SK Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-27
Target Canlak
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) SK Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Canlak

Daveluyville, Quebec, Canada
Canlak is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals. Canlak was founded in 1981 and is based in Daveluyville, Quebec.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SK Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 4.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

SK Capital Partners is a private investor in mature and middle-market companies located throughout North America. SK Capital focuses on companies with opportunities for substantial business improvement and strong growth prospects. The Firm looks to invest $100 to $200 million of equity in transactions valued up to $500 million. Prospective businesses typically generate $50 to $500 million in revenues and at least $100 million in EBITDA. Areas of interest include specialty materials, chemicals and healthcare. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction situations, including buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity financings, and corporate carve-outs. SK Capital Partners was spun out of Arsenal Capital Partners and became independent in 2007. SK Capital Partners is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 40
Sector (Chemicals) 18 of 21
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 5 of 6
State (Quebec) 2 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-27 Valentus Specialty Chemicals

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Valentus Specialty Chemicals, Inc. is a holding company focused on partnering with businesses with superior coatings technologies that can be applied in a broad range of niche end markets. Valentus Specialty Chemicals was founded in 2014 and is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-14 Clariant Pigments

Muttenz, Switzerland

Clariant Pigments is a global provider of organic pigments, pigment preparations, and dyes, operating 13 global production sites.

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