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Buyer for an industrial specialty chemicals production company

Company to buy

• Size: medium or large-sized business
• Revenue: 2 - 30 million EUR
• Location of the target manufacturer: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The buyer company wants to establish a market position in the European specialty chemicals industry by acquiring a suitable target company
• #CFIE CHB058

Overview of this buyer for a specialty chemicals company in Europe

A large manufacturing company based in North America specialized in the production of specialty chemicals, and research and development of specialty chemicals started looking to acquire a manufacturer or distributor in the industrial specialty chemicals business. The company is looking at any country in Europe.

Profile (strategy) of the buyer for industrial chemicals manufacturers

The buyer is a well-established manufacturer of industrial chemicals based in North America. The company is very strong in its home country, but it has a presence also in Europe. The buyer company has a history of more than 30 years. 

The buyer is specialized in the manufacturing of chemicals for a wide range of areas. Among the most served industries served by the buyer are:

• Pulp & Paper
• Food & Beverage
• Waste Water Treatment industry
• Private labelling
• Industrial 

The company is very strong in research and development of innovative products, it has its own R&D department.

The company is financially very strong, it is growing exponentially in the last years, via organic and inorganic growth. The company is already present on multiple continents, mainly in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

The buyer is ready to start the M&A project immediately after finding a suitable target.

Activities and products of an ideal target

The management of the buyer company decided to start looking for interesting opportunities to develop the business in Europe and increase its sales volume. The buyer is looking for a specialty chemicals manufacturer, used in industrial applications.  It would be ideal if the company had a stable customer network in place in Europe. 

The buyer is mainly interested in European targets, the company does not have a specific geographical preference of specific country within Europe. The target has to have more than 10 years of history and a minimum 2 million EUR revenue to be interesting to the buyer. Ideally, the target should be on a growth trajectory. Turnaround cases will not be considered.

The buyer has the necessary funds ready, the amount available for acquisitions exceeds 10 million EUR. The bank financing would not be needed, the buyer is ready to cover the acquisition out of its own funds derived from profits. The management is convinced that the transaction would have positive benefits for both sides of the transaction.

Highlights of this buyer for an industrial specialty chemical company 

• The buyer is a large-sized specialty chemicals company based in North America
• The buyer is ready to acquire businesses with revenue between 2 to 30 million EUR, in any country of Europe
• The buyer is ready to start the acquisition process right after a suitable target occurs

Information about this buyer for a specialty chemicals company in Europe

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