Ben Scharff, Managing Director, has over 20 years of chemical investment banking experience and has advised chemical clients globally on mergers, acquisitions, business sales, complex business swaps, and technology acquisitions. Ben spends a great deal of time with private equity clients on strategic sales as well as with large corporate clients on carve-outs, divestitures, and acquisition searches.
Ben, originally from the Minneapolis area, graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a B.S. degree in Economics. Ben is a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and previously served in the United States Marine Corps. He is an avid tri-athlete and distance runner.
E: bscharff@gracematthews.com P: 414.278.1120
Features & Articles Insight: Industrial slowdown driving lubricant M&A ICIS November 2019
Q&A with Ben Scharff European Coatings Journal August 2019
Slowing Deal Activity European Coatings Journal July 2019
M&A Activity to Remain Strong Rubber & Plastics News February 2019
Searching for Opportunities Coatings World August 2018
M&A Markets Cut Through the Noise Compoundings Magazine (ILMA) June 2018
Coatings:...disappearing midsize firms the real story IHS Chemical Week June 2018
Speaking Engagements Portfolio Strategy: Making the right moves at the right times IHS Chemical Week Webcast | Online May 2018
CTT Keynote Speaker Coatings Trends & Technologies September 2017
US, DK, and EU M&A: Time to be a buyer or a seller? Danish-American Business Forum | Denmark January 2015
“Digging into the details of a company in order to identify and extract value is a real differentiator for us." - Ben Scharff