M&A Deal Summary

Sumitomo Chemical Acquires McLaughlin Gormley King

On December 18, 2012, Sumitomo Chemical acquired chemicals company McLaughlin Gormley King

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sumitomo Chemical’s 6th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Sumitomo Chemical’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sumitomo Chemical’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-18
Target McLaughlin Gormley King
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Sumitomo Chemical
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

McLaughlin Gormley King

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
McLaughlin Gormley King Co. Inc. sells insect control products into consumer home and pet products, professional pest control, animal health, and other markets. MGK is a leader in the development and distribution of wide range of insect control technologies. MGK holds 253 product registrations with the U.S. EPA for insect control products, and sells its products into more than 60 countries.

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Buyer

Sumitomo Chemical

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1913
Sector Chemicals
Employees32,161
Revenue 2.45T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Sumitomo Chemical is a manufacturer of fertilizers from sulfur dioxide emitted from smelting operations at the Besshi copper mine. Company engages in Petrochemicals & Plastics Sector, Energy & Functional Materials Sector, IT-related Chemicals Sector, Health & Crop Sciences Sector, Pharmaceutical Sector and Others. Sumitomo Chemical was founded in 1913 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 16
Sector (Chemicals) 6 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-10 Chiba Styrene Monomer

Tokyo, Japan

Chiba Styrene Monomer Ltd. is a manufacture of styrene monomer which used to make resins and synthetic rubber, with an annual production capacity of 270,000 tons. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-27 Nihon Oxirane

Tokyo, Japan

Nihon Oxirane Co. Ltd. engages in the Production and sale of styrene monomer, propylene oxide and propylene glycol. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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