Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC, have reached a definitive agreement to purchase Benda-Lutz Werke GmbH, a leading manufacturer of metallic effect products based in Austria.
There are many reasons why middle-market owners wanting to sell their companies during the next 10 years should consummate a sale no later than 2014, preferably sooner.
Henkel has signed an agreement with U.S.-based specialty chemicals company Cytec Industries Inc. to acquire its high-performance pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) product range.
ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, a division of the specialty chemicals Group ALTANA AG, has acquired the casting resins business for electrical and electronic applications of the Italian Marbo Group.
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial, healthcare and financial services companies, announced the concurrent acquisition of Plasticolors Inc. and Evonik Industries’ Colortrend global colorants business to create Chromaflo Technologies.
The Bühler Technology Group has reached an agreement with EQT III, a group of private equity funds that invests in North and East Europe, Asia, and the United States, to purchase Leybold Optics, Alzenau, Germany.
RPM International Inc. announced that its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired HiChem Paint Technologies Pty. Ltd., a leading Australian manufacturer of automotive aftermarket coatings, as well as specialty coatings for industrial applications and home maintenance.
