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Buyer for a phosphonates manufacturer in Europe

Company to buy

• Size: medium or large-sized company
• Revenue: 5-50 million EUR
• Preferred location of the target: Europe, preferably Western Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The management of this company wants to expand its operations in the European region, as it already has most of its customers there
• #CFIE CHB053

Overview of this buyer for a chemical manufacturer in Europe

The management of a large chemical company with a global footprint, specialized in the field of specialty chemicals is looking for a chemical company, preferably specialized in phosphonates, fragrances or odour control chemicals. Feel free to contact us if you want to know more about this buyer and its acquisition intentions.

Profile (strategy) of this buyer for phosphonates manufacturers in Europe

The buyer is a privately held global group of companies, operating mainly with specialty chemicals, particularly like phosphonates and allied products. The buyer is one of the largest companies specialized in these products. The buyer is not headquartered in Europe, however, they would like to establish some operations there. 

The buyer has a large production capacity, the company owns multiple state-of-art manufacturing facilities and an R&D facility. The buyer is generating yearly revenues above 40 million EUR. 

The buyer generates a vast majority of its revenues from Europe and manufactures a wide range of products for European water treatment & detergent Industry. The major customers of the company are global leaders in the industries such as

• water treatment formulating & servicing companies
• detergent manufacturers
• textile auxiliary manufacturers
• oil field chemical manufacturing companies etc.

Since its inception, the company has a strong track record of growth and profitability. The strategic plan of the management is to support this growth by geographical expansion by M&A, that is why the managers reached out to CFIE for help with identifying possible targets.

Activities and products of the target

The buyer recently started looking to expand its global footprint through inorganic growth opportunities, with a particular focus on Italy and Germany. The buyer is looking for targets with operations relevant to the current business of the buyer. This means the ideally the target should have some experience or track record involving (manufacturing or distribution of) products like

• phosphonates
• fragrances
• odour control chemicals
• surfactants
• boosters 

As the buyer operates in a niche industry, not too many companies are directly in the verticals of the buyer’s interest. The buyer is already mapping out the industry and targets in Western Europe. Feel free to reach out to us in case you think you may know a target for this company.

Highlights of this chemical manufacturer buyer

• The buyer is a successful specialty chemicals manufacturer with multiple manufacturing facilities
• The buyer is already present in Europe, although it is not based there; more than three-quarters of its revenue comes from European customers 
• The buyer is looking for a chemical manufacturer with at least 5 million EUR in revenue
• The target should be financially healthy and preferably have a well-established market position 

Information about this buyer of a specialty chemicals manufacturer in Europe

Feel free to contact us for more information regarding this buyer of European phosphonates production companies or if you know possible interested or suited parties. For more chemical company buyers, visit the section chemical company buyers on our page. For more chemical companies for sale, visit the section chemical companies for sale.

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