Black Bay Energy Capital Acquires Merichem Process Technologies & Catalyst Business (Merichem Technologies)

Merichem Technologies Acquires Chemical Products Industries (CPI)

April 24, 2024

Energy

Merichem Technologies, a portfolio company of Black Bay Energy Capital, has closed the acquisition of Chemical Products Industries (CPI), a specialty-chemicals maker based in Oklahoma City known for its SULFURTRAP adsorbents and industrial cleaning chemistries. The acquisition will integrate CPI's products into Merichem's Catalyst Division to expand its sulfur-treatment technology suite and strengthen service across markets including renewable fuels, biogas, midstream and downstream oil & gas.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Merichem Company's Caustic Services Business

January 6, 2026

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Merichem Company's Caustic Services business, integrating the unit into VLS' Hazardous Waste division as VLS SustainChem. The deal expands VLS' hazardous-waste treatment and beneficial-reuse capabilities and broadens its reach into chemical and petrochemical markets.

Technip Energies Acquires Ecovyst's Advanced Materials & Catalysts Business

January 3, 2026

Manufacturing

Technip Energies has completed the acquisition of Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts (AM&C) segment in a transaction reported around $556 million, bringing approximately 330 AM&C employees into Technip. Ecovyst expects net proceeds of about $530 million (using $465 million to pay down term debt), while Technip said the deal expands its catalysts and advanced materials capabilities to support sustainable fuels, circular chemistry and carbon-capture applications.

Tecum Capital and Genesis Park Invest in Chemistry to Support Breakwater Management Majority Recapitalization

June 9, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Tecum Capital, alongside Genesis Park, has invested debt and equity capital in Chemistry to support Breakwater Management’s majority recapitalization of the full-service marketing and digital agency. The financing package, which included senior bank financing from S&T Bank, is intended to strengthen Chemistry’s capacity for growth and expand its competitive position across creative, digital, and multicultural marketing services.

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.

Black Bay Energy Capital Makes Growth Investment in Capture Energy

February 16, 2024

Energy

Black Bay Energy Capital has made a growth capital investment in Capture Energy, LLC to accelerate production and distribution of Capture's patent-pending Capture Compressor for oil & gas production facilities. The funding will support scaling manufacturing and deployment to help operators meet emissions-reduction and regulatory requirements across U.S. production regions.