ABOUT
Grace Matthews, Inc., a Milwaukee-based M&A advisory firm, is recognized worldwide as a leader in transaction advisory services for manufacturers and distributors throughout the chemical and materials value chain.
A Expert Approach to M&A Advisory
Our practice is global in scope and includes chemical and materials science M&A advisory on sell-side transactions for private companies and private equity holdings as well as divestitures and carve-outs for large corporations. We also provide buy-side services, typically for large, public companies or major multi-nationals and sponsor-backed chemical platforms; leveraged transactions involving raising debt and/or equity capital; strategic advisory analysis; and transaction fairness opinions and valuations.
From a mergers and acquisitions perspective, no industries are more challenging than chemicals and materials science. Since our founding in 1999, we have encountered and resolved almost every transactional issue imaginable: legacy superfund sites, contaminated groundwater and soil, open-ended TSCA exposure, carve outs of troubled assets, tax matters, ESOP dynamics, family disputes, regulatory and HSR requirements, underfunded pensions, and distressed situations, among others. Addressing these issues, and having the persistence to go on and complete a successful transaction, has become the heart of our business.
M&A Expertise for the Chemical and Materials Science Value Chain
At Grace Matthews, we have come to understand that our years of hard-earned experience is a competitive advantage for our clients. We always take a very detailed approach in understanding our client, their business, and all the relevant circumstances that could impact a merger or acquisition, because we understand that minimizing risk is as important as maximizing value.
We succeed by building strong relationships with our clients, identifying their best strategic options, and then following through by delivering a full-service commitment at each step of the process. We purposely limit the number of engagements our M&A advisory firm takes on at any one time so that every project gets the attention it deserves.
By design, Grace Matthews has a relatively small staff of highly experienced professionals. A Managing Director leads every engagement and is supported by a team of professionals who provide analytical, financial and negotiation support. Most of our senior staff have advanced degrees in finance or business, and they have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions or related areas. Many have science, engineering, and operations backgrounds as well.
We have successfully completed more than 150 chemical M&A transactions with entities such as 3M, Air Products, AkzoNobel, ALTANA, Ashland, Arxada, BASF, Cabot Corporation, Chemours, DSM, DuPoint, Evonik, H.B. Fuller, ITW, Landec Corporation, Lubrizol, Nagase Group, PolyOne, PPG Industries, SherwinWilliams, Weatherford, and WR Grace, to name a few.