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Buyer for plastic processing, manufacturing or recycling business

Company to buy

• Size: small or medium business
• Revenue: 5 – 15 million EUR approximately
• EBITDA: not decisive
• Preferred location: all of Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The buyer company is based outside of Europe, however, they want to propel its global growth via an acquisition of a European company in the same industry
• #CFIE PLB115

Overview of this buyer of plastic manufacturing or recycling company in Europe 

The management of this buyer decided to look for a plastic-related company with a stable market position in its region. The buyer is interested in both manufacturing and distribution, particularly metals, alloys and chemical distribution.  The acquisition would propel the growth of the company in the plastics sector. The management of the buyer wants to receive offers from any plastics recycling company, that is ready to be sold.

Profile (strategy) of this buyer of plastic companies

The buyer company is an independently owned plastic and metal materials distribution business with a long history in the plastic industry. The company is growing steadily since its inception, as of today, the company has a presence in multiple countries of the globe and is a leading supplier in some of the regions.

The company has developed an extensive global distribution network spanning the globe and focus on the highest quality products. The buyer company serves a full spectrum of the industrial sector and has its development and research activities.

The buyer is relatively financially strong, with revenues at approx 20 million EUR. The buyer has the funds ready, but for larger acquisitions (2 million or more) balance of purchase price, through bank and/ or vendor finance will be required. 

The buyer company can bring many synergies to the target, e.g.:

• providing access to a distribution network
• key supplier relationships 
• new market access
• young and dynamic managing directors

Activities and products of the target

The buyer is looking for interesting targets in the plastic industry, the management is interested in manufacturers, distributors and processing companies. Recycling companies are also an interesting option. Any company active in the plastic industry which has an interesting market share will e considered by the buyer.

The target company can alternatively be specialized in industries such as metal manufacturing, metal processing, value-added processing - or distributor of metals, alloys and chemical distribution.  

The buyer is looking at any country of Europe, and also on U.S. companies.

The target revenue should be between 5 – 15 million EUR/USD and should generate EBITDA of at least 300k – 1 million USD/EUR. It would be great if the target was specialized in niche activities in the plastic business.

The management is looking for an experienced owner who is looking to divest, and willing to stay on for a period of time post transactions. 

Highlights of this plastic company in Europe wanted

• The buyer is one of the leaders in the plastic and metal material distribution business in its region
• The target should be a company with a successful history, and recognizable position on the plastic recycling market in its country
• The buyer is ready to fund the acquisition by a combination of their own funds and bank/vendor financing

Information about this plastic company wanted in Europe

Feel free to contact us for more information regarding this buyer of plastic manufacturing, processing or recycling companies or if you know possible interested or suited parties. For other companies for sale in all of Europe visit the section companies for sale. For manufacturing companies’ profiles, feel free to visit section manufacturing companies for sale. If you are interested specifically in the plastics sector, visit our section plastic companies for sale or plastic companies wanted.

Note: CFIE only works with formal companies. We do get a lot of requests and it is difficult to follow up on all inquiries from visitors to our website. For each company we assess the likelihood of a future transaction. We only get back to you if we see a realistic opportunity to do a future acquisition or business sale. In order to increase your chances of receiving a reply as an individual please explain as much as possible about your personal background strategy and fit with the target. There is also a possibility that your details will be kept on file and we will get back to you once there is an opportunity to do a transaction. CFIE can’t guarantee you will receive an answer to your request.