M&A Deal Summary

Univar Solutions Acquires Earthoil Plantations

On May 8, 2018, Univar Solutions acquired food company Earthoil Plantations from Treatt

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Univar Solutions’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Univar Solutions’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-08
Target Earthoil Plantations
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Univar Solutions
Sellers(s) Treatt
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Earthoil Plantations

Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom
Earthoil Plantations Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of innovative ingredient solutions for the flavor, fragrance, beverage, and consumer products industries. Earthoil Plantations was founded in 2001 and is based in Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 12 of 20
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-08 Kemetyl Industrial Chemicals

Stockholm, Sweden

Kemetyl Industrial Chemicals is a distributor of chemical products in the Nordic region and provides bulk and specialty chemicals, such as isopropanol, glycols, metal salts, minerals and polyacrylamides, to customers in Sweden and Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-17 Nexeo Solutions

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Nexeo Solutions LLC is a chemical and plastics distributor. Nexeo Solutions was founded in 2014 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Treatt

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Food
Employees360
Revenue 153M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Treatt is a manufacturer and solutions provider to the global flavour, fragrance, and consumer goods markets from our bases in the UK, the US, China, and Kenya. Treatt was founded in 1886 and is based in Bury St Edmunds, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-26 Earthoil Plantations

Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

Earthoil Plantations Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of innovative ingredient solutions for the flavor, fragrance, beverage, and consumer products industries. Earthoil Plantations was founded in 2001 and is based in Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom.

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