M&A Deal Summary

SK Capital Partners Acquires Valentus Specialty Chemicals

On May 27, 2021, private equity firm SK Capital Partners acquired chemicals company Valentus Specialty Chemicals from Huron Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SK Capital Partners’ 18th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is SK Capital Partners’ 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SK Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-05-27
Target Valentus Specialty Chemicals
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) SK Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Huron Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

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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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 (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 9
State (New Jersey) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 20 of 27
Year (2021) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-27 Canlak

Daveluyville, Quebec, Canada

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

Buy -
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.

Buy Fr.805M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Huron Capital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Huron Capital Partners is a private equity firm that seeks to acquire or recapitalize niche manufacturers, value-added distributors and specialty service companies. Prospective transaction situations include management buyouts, corporate spin-offs, recapitalizations, family successions and consolidations. Huron prefers opportunities located in the US and Canada. Target companies typically have revenues between $20 and $200 million and EBITDA of at least $5 million. Huron can commit up to $10 million and $50 million of equity capital per transaction. Huron Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and has offices in Detroit, Michigan and Ontario, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 35
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 13 of 16
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 32
Year (2021) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-16 High Street Insurance Partners

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

High Street Insurance Partners is focused on the insurance agency sector, providing commercial property & casualty insurance, employee benefits services, and personal lines to a wide range of industries. High Street Insurance Partners was founded in 2018 and is based in Traverse City, Michigan.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-02 XLerate Group

Carmel, Indiana, United States

XLerate Group is an auction and remarketing facilitation company facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers at its Internet-enabled physical and private label remote sales in California, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. XLerate Group was founded in 2010 and is based in Carmel, Indiana.

Sell -