Givaudan Acquires Ungerer & Company

Givaudan Acquires Custom Essence

November 15, 2021

Consumer Products

Givaudan has reached an agreement to acquire Custom Essence, a family-owned fragrance creation house based in Somerset, New Jersey. The acquisition expands Givaudan's natural-fragrance capabilities and local/regional customer reach as part of its 2025 fragrance strategy; Custom Essence employs roughly 70 people and would have represented about USD 40 million of incremental sales on a 2020 proforma basis.

Phoenix Flavors and Fragrances Acquires Innovative Fragrances Inc.

April 18, 2022

Consumer Products

Phoenix Flavors and Fragrances has acquired Innovative Fragrances Inc., an Atlanta-area developer and compounder of fragrance compounds serving home fragrance, personal care, candles and air freshener markets. The deal expands Phoenix's geographic footprint in the Southeast United States and strengthens its perfumery, regulatory and technical capabilities.

Givaudan to Acquire DDW, The Color House

October 11, 2021

Food & Beverage

Givaudan has reached an agreement to acquire DDW, The Color House, a US-based natural colour company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The acquisition (terms undisclosed) will expand Givaudan's Taste & Wellbeing portfolio and natural-colour capabilities; DDW operates 12 facilities, has about 315 employees and would have contributed roughly USD 140 million of incremental sales on a 2020 pro forma basis. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2021 and is planned to be debt funded.

Unica Acquires Pranger-Rosier Group

May 10, 2021

Engineering Services

Unica, a Triton Fund IV portfolio company, has signed an agreement to acquire the Frisian Pranger-Rosier Group, the largest independent installation company in the Northern Netherlands. The deal expands Unica's regional presence in Friesland and the Northern Netherlands, adding approximately €55 million in revenue and ~250 employees to Unica's Building Services cluster.

Barentz Acquires Viachem

October 6, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Barentz International has acquired Viachem, a Plano, Texas–based specialty distributor of life science ingredients, specialty chemicals and food additives. Barentz said Viachem’s market development function, digital marketing and technical sales capabilities will be combined with Barentz’s global scale and infrastructure to accelerate market share growth in North America.

Axxence Corporation Acquires Purely Natural

April 23, 2025

Food & Beverage

Axxence Corporation has acquired Purely Natural, a Florida-based supplier of natural flavor ingredients, taking ownership of the company's shares, operations, intellectual property and customer relationships. The deal supports Axxence's U.S. expansion and strengthens its commercial capabilities, with Purely Natural's president and CEO Bob Kleinhenz joining Axxence as commercial executive vice president.