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The Valspar Acquires Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings Businesses

On May 27, 2015, The Valspar acquired chemicals company Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings Businesses from Quest Specialty Chemicals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Valspar’s 14th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is The Valspar’s 6th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-05-27
Target Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings Businesses
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) The Valspar
Sellers(s) Quest Specialty Chemicals
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings Businesses

United States
Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings Businesses also inculdes automotive refinish and industrial coatings.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Valspar

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1806
Sector Chemicals
Employees11,130
Revenue 4.4B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Science and technology building on Valspar's corporate campus in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Science and technology building on Valspar's corporate campus in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Valspar Corp. is a provider of paints and coatings products for the consumer market as well as highly-engineered coating products and solutions for the construction, industrial, packaging and transportation markets. Valspar was formed in 1806 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 15
Sector: Chemicals M&A 14 of 15
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-27 Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings

United States

Quest Specialty Chemicals' - Performance Coatings business manufactures and supplies automotive refinishing products. The business also comes along with a smaller industrial products business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-10 ISVA Vernici

Orbassano, Italy

ISVA Vernici is a paint manufacturer.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Quest Specialty Chemicals

Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Quest Specialty Chemicals is a specialty chemicals and coatings business. QSC is engaged in the formulation, manufacturing, and marketing of coatings designed to repair, restore, and preserve the assets of our customers. Quest Specialty Chemicals is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-27 Quest Specialty Chemicals - Performance Coatings

United States

Quest Specialty Chemicals' - Performance Coatings business manufactures and supplies automotive refinishing products. The business also comes along with a smaller industrial products business.

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