Strategic Value Partners and Blantyre Capital Acquire OXEA (formerly OQ Chemicals)
April 11, 2025
Strategic Value Partners-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals, which will reinstate its historic name OXEA. OXEA is a global manufacturer of oxo intermediates and performance chemicals with primary production sites in Germany and Texas and more than 1,200 employees worldwide; the buyers said they plan to support growth, product portfolio expansion and operational resilience.
- Buyers
- Strategic Value Partners, Blantyre Capital
- Targets
- OXEA (formerly OQ Chemicals)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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