3M Company 3M Company sold its Pressurized Polyurethane Foam Adhesives business (formerly known as Polyfoam), which is part of 3M’s Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division, to Innovative Chemical Products Group (“ICP Group”), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity. Grace Matthews advised 3M on this transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 3M’s Pressurized […]
Gabriel Performance Products / BASF Gabriel Performance Products LLC (“Gabriel”), a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, is a manufacturer of proprietary, high-performance chemicals and also provides custom synthesis services to the chemical industry. Founded in 2001, Gabriel had targeted select niche markets in chemicals for growth in areas where it had an established core
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W.F. Taylor W.F. Taylor Co., Inc. (Taylor or the ” Company”) is a leading North American manufacturer and marketer of flooring adhesives and related products. The Company has a reputation for developing high quality, technologically-advanced adhesives and providing superior customer service. Taylor is a leader in product innovation and offers a broad range of environmentally-friendly
Edge Adhesives Edge Adhesives, or ‘Edge’, is a developer and manufacturer of adhesives, sealants, tapes, gaskets, and related materials for the construction, transportation, electrical, HVAC, and other markets. By combining significant formulation and production expertise across multiple facilities and technology platforms with the ability to formulate, compound, extrude, coat, and convert products, Edge developed and
Northwest Coatings A holding of the private equity firm Caltius Equity Partners, Northwest Coatings L.L.C., is an Oak Creek, WI manufacturer of energy curable adhesives and coatings for the printing, converting, packaging, and general industrial markets. As the largest independent manufacturer of products based on ultraviolet and electron beam polymerization technologies, Northwest has sales of
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NorthStar Chemicals Headquartered in Cartersville, Georgia, NorthStar Chemicals (“NorthStar”) provides specialty adhesives to the woodworking, recreational vehicle, and manufactured housing industries. The private equity owners of NorthStar engaged Grace Matthews to market the company to strategic buyers as well as other private equity firms. With its deep knowledge base of the adhesive and construction industries,
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Pacific Epoxy Polymers, Inc. Richmond, Missouri-based Pacific Epoxy Polymers, Inc., an epoxy resins manufacturer, retained Grace Matthews to create liquidity for its shareholders. Using its in-depth chemical industry knowledge, Grace Matthews contacted multiple interested strategic buyers as part of a competitive search process. Ultimately, Grace Matthews matched Pacific Epoxy with Hexion Specialty Chemicals, a $4
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Bostik Findley, Inc. Bostik Findley, Inc., a world leader in adhesives and sealants, engaged Grace Matthews to manage the sale of its non-core foam latex adhesives business. Confidentiality and speed were critical to Bostik Findley, due to the highly competitive nature of the business. Grace Matthews focused on a small group of strategic buyers and
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