Arkema Acquires ArrMaz from Golden Gate Capital

Ardian Acquires 50% Stake in ANGUS Chemical Company

October 13, 2020

Manufacturing

Ardian has acquired a 50% ownership stake in ANGUS Chemical Company from Golden Gate Capital at an enterprise value of approximately $2.25 billion. Golden Gate Capital will retain the remaining 50% and Ardian will partner with ANGUS management to accelerate growth through investment in core markets, development of new molecules and a global buy-and-build strategy.

Arranta Bio Acquires Captozyme

November 13, 2019

Biotechnology

Arranta Bio has acquired Captozyme and integrated its Gainesville, Florida team and facilities to create a Center of Excellence for microbiome process and analytical development and early clinical supply. The acquisition expands Arranta's CDMO capabilities for live biotherapeutics and transfers Captozyme's clinical GMP capacity while Captozyme's enzyme therapeutic assets were spun out into Oxidien Pharmaceuticals.

Arkema Acquires Stake in Tiamat

January 12, 2024

Energy

Arkema has become a shareholder in Tiamat, a French start-up spun off from CNRS that develops sodium‑ion battery cells, participating in a €22 million fundraising alongside strategic investors Stellantis Ventures and MBDA. The funding will support Tiamat's plan to build a 5 GWh gigafactory in France (with an initial 0.7 GWh tranche targeted by end‑2025) and accelerate Arkema's development of battery‑materials solutions for lithium‑free storage technologies.

Arxada Combines with Troy Corporation

November 3, 2021

Manufacturing

Arxada, the private-equity-backed specialty chemicals company owned by Bain Capital and Cinven, has entered into an agreement to combine with Troy Corporation. The deal will fold Troy's microbial-control and performance-additives capabilities and production footprint (including sites in the US, Germany, the Netherlands and Thailand) into Arxada, accelerating product innovation and expanding geographic and manufacturing reach.

Archroma (SK Capital Portfolio) Acquires Huntsman Textile Effects Business

August 9, 2022

Manufacturing

Archroma, a Pratteln, Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company and portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation. The deal combines Archroma's and Huntsman Textile Effects' technologies and product portfolios to create a larger sustainable textile-chemicals platform; closing was expected in H1 2023 and the transaction was presented as a strategic add-on to Archroma's platform.

Aramsco Acquires Envirochemical

February 10, 2021

Industrial Services

Aramsco, Inc. has acquired Envirochemical, Inc., a Solon, Ohio–based regional distributor of janitorial and sanitation products serving the Great Lakes region. The deal expands Aramsco's distribution footprint and gives Envirochemical access to Aramsco's broader product portfolio and services.