SK Capital Partners Acquires ~40% Stake in Venator Materials PLC from Huntsman

SK Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in VanDeMark Chemical (alongside Comvest Partners)

September 7, 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners have made a strategic investment in VanDeMark Chemical, a Comvest Partners portfolio company headquartered in Lockport, New York. Comvest remains a co-owner; the investment will accelerate VanDeMark's growth and deepen its focus on life-science specialty chemistries, with SK Capital supporting organic and inorganic expansion.

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.

CVC Funds Takes Minority Stake in Hempel A/S

May 8, 2024

Manufacturing

CVC Funds will subscribe to new shares in Hempel A/S via its Strategic Opportunities platform to acquire a minority stake of up to 30%, with the Hempel Foundation remaining the majority owner. The investment is intended to accelerate Hempel’s organic and inorganic growth — including R&D in sustainable coating technologies and potential M&A — and is expected to close in the second half of 2024 subject to regulatory approval.

SK Capital Partners Acquires Controlling Stake in Tilley Chemical Company

January 7, 2021

Industrial Services

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners made a controlling investment in Tilley Chemical Company, a Baltimore-based specialty chemical and lubricant distributor. The Tilley family will retain a significant ownership stake and continue to be involved; committed debt financing was provided by Madison Capital to support SK Capital’s investment and the platform’s planned infrastructure and footprint expansion.

SK Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Techmer PM

July 21, 2020

Manufacturing

An affiliate of private investment firm SK Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in Techmer PM and will recapitalize the Clinton, Tennessee-based materials company. Techmer PM founder and CEO John Manuck will remain a significant shareholder as SK Capital supports the company's global growth and capability expansion.

Sheridan Capital Partners Invests in Atlantic Vision Partners

June 11, 2019

Healthcare Services

Sheridan Capital Partners made a growth investment in Atlantic Vision Partners (AVP), a Richmond, Virginia-based vision practice management company that serves ophthalmology and optometry clinics across Virginia. Sheridan invested alongside AVP's founders and management (who retain a meaningful ownership stake); Twin Brook Capital Partners provided debt financing. Terms were not disclosed.