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Univar Solutions Acquires ChemSol Costa Rica

On February 6, 2023, Univar Solutions acquired distribution company ChemSol Costa Rica

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Univar Solutions’ 12th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Univar Solutions’ 1st transaction in Costa Rica.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-02-06
Target ChemSol Costa Rica
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Univar Solutions
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ChemSol Costa Rica

Costa Rica
ChemSol is a chemicals distributor with locations in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, and Honduras. The company over time has diversified into the commercialization and representation of foreign specialty chemical houses in broader terms, and subsequently ventured into the market for food ingredients, personal care, pharmaceutical excipients and animal nutrition. ChemSol was founded in 1983 and is based in Costa Rica.

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Buyer

Univar Solutions

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Distribution
Employees9,746
Revenue 8.3B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Univar Solutions is a global chemical and ingredient distributor and a provider of value-added services to customers across a wide range of industries. Univar Solutions was founded in 1924 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 20
Sector: Distribution M&A 12 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 15 of 18
Country: Costa Rica M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-23 Kale Kimya

Istanbul, Turkey

Kale Kimya is a specialty chemicals distributor that serves valuable customers with extensive technical support with fully equipped application laboratories and a wide range of logistic options through local warehouses in Turkey and the region. Kale Kimya was founded in 1975 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-05 FloChem

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

FloChem is a distributor of commodity and specialty chemical solutions from North American manufacturers, including caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, bleach and sulfuric acid. FloChem is based in Guelph, Ontario.

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