h.p. polymers MILWAUKEE (April 26, 2024) – Platte River Equity (“Platte River”), a Denver-based private equity firm focused on aerospace, chemical, and industrial sectors, announced its portfolio company MFG Chemical (“MFG”), a specialty custom manufacturer of complex chemistries, has acquired H.P. Polymers (“HPP” or the “Company”). Based in Puslinch, Ontario, HPP is an independent resin and […]
Silberline MILWAUKEE (January 10, 2024) – The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has entered into an agreement to acquire the Silberline Group. The U.S. company specializes in developing and manufacturing effect pigments utilized in various applications, ranging from automotive coatings and printing inks to plastics, protective coatings, and packaged consumer goods. Grace Matthews served as exclusive financial
Teckrez MILWAUKEE (December 7, 2023) – Hidden Harbor Capital Partners (“Hidden Harbor”), an operationally focused private equity firm specializing in control investments in lower middle market companies, has announced the recapitalization of Teckrez, LLC (“Teckrez”). Based in Jacksonville, FL, Teckrez is a leading provider of high-quality tackifier resin and acrylic monomer solutions, providing market expertise,
Chemours MILWAUKEE (June 5, 2023) – The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Glycolic Acid business (“Glycolic Acid”) for $137 million in cash to PureTech Scientific Inc., a
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CPS Performance Materials GEO Specialty Chemicals, a subsidiary of CPS Performance Materials, announced that it has sold its Di-Methylolpropionic Acid (DMPA®) business to Perstorp Holding AB. CPS is a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners. Grace Matthews served as financial advisor to CPS Performance Materials and Arsenal Capital Partners. Di-Methylolpropionic Acid is an additive that
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Bruno Bock Evans Chemetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bruno Bock, announced today that it has sold its thioester business to Reagens USA. The thioester business consists of the Evanstab® family of secondary antioxidants products. Grace Matthews advised Evans Chemetics and Bruno Bock on this transaction. Reagens USA and Evans Chemetics agreed to a transition
Rheogistics LLC Grace Matthews advised the owners of Rheogistics LLC (“Rheogistics”) on its sale to The International Group, Inc. (“IGI”). Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Picayune, Mississippi, Rheogistics focuses exclusively on the science of rigid PVC processing. Rheogistics’ leading portfolio of proprietary, hydrocarbon wax-based additives and lubricant systems for rigid PVC offers superior performance
Chemours Company The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies and fluoroproducts, has sold its methylamines business unit to Belle Chemical Company, an affiliate of Cornerstone Chemical Company. Grace Matthews advised Chemours on this transaction. The methylamines business supplies methylamines products, such as MMA, TMA, and
H.B. Fuller Company H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) has sold its surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business (“the Business”) to Tiarco, LLC (“Tiarco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Textile Rubber and Chemical Company, Inc., for $71 million. H.B. Fuller acquired the Business through its acquisition of Royal Adhesives & Sealants in 2017. The Business, based in Dalton, Georgia,
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Owensboro Specialty Polymers Headquartered in Owensboro, KY, Owensboro Specialty Polymers (“OSP”) is the North America market leader in polyvinylidene chloride (“PVdC”) latex emulsions, a specialty polymer barrier coating used in the flexible packaging, metal coatings, and oil & gas markets. OSP complements its PVdC products with polyvinyl acetate (“PVAc”) emulsions, a backbone polymer used in
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