Solvias Acquires Chemic Laboratories to Establish U.S. Laboratory Presence

Solenis Acquires CedarChem LLC

October 3, 2023

Manufacturing

Solenis, a Wilmington, Delaware-based specialty chemicals producer owned by Platinum Equity, acquired CedarChem LLC and its operating assets on October 2, 2023. CedarChem, headquartered in Cedartown, Georgia, supplies water and wastewater treatment products to industrial and municipal customers in the southeastern United States; the deal expands Solenis' product and service capabilities and regional go-to-market presence.

OpenGate Capital Acquires Chemsolv Inc.

January 11, 2022

Industrial Services

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, has acquired Chemsolv Inc., a regional distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. The Austin family sold the business but retain an ownership stake and management role, and OpenGate said it will work with management to grow the company's distribution, blending, packaging, and logistics capabilities.

Solvias Acquires Cergentis

July 13, 2022

Biotechnology

Swiss analytical contract research and manufacturing company Solvias acquired Utrecht-based genomics services provider Cergentis on July 12, 2022. The deal adds Cergentis' proprietary Targeted Locus Amplification (TLA) genomic analysis capabilities to Solvias' biologics and cell & gene therapy testing platform to expand its advanced-therapy testing services globally.

Water Street and JLL Partners Acquire Solvias AG

June 11, 2020

Healthcare Services

Water Street Healthcare Partners, together with JLL Partners, completed an agreement to fully acquire and invest in Solvias AG, a Switzerland-based contract research, development and manufacturing laboratory services company. The investment will support Solvias' capability and global expansion and includes board appointments of seasoned pharmaceutical services executives to help drive growth.

Solenis Acquires Aqua ChemPacs

June 12, 2024

Manufacturing

Solenis, a global specialty chemicals producer, acquired Aqua ChemPacs, LLC, a Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of dissolvable concentrated liquid chemical packs, on June 10, 2024. The deal adds Aqua ChemPacs' eco-friendly ChemPacs technology and low-carbon-footprint packaging to Solenis' Diversey portfolio, expanding the company's institutional cleaning and sustainability capabilities.

Formosa Laboratories Acquires SynChem to Expand North American CDMO Footprint

June 3, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Formosa Laboratories, Inc., a Taiwan-based API supplier and CDMO, has completed its acquisition of SynChem, Inc., a contract research laboratory in suburban Chicago. SynChem will operate as SynChem-Formosa with Dr. W. Paul Mar remaining as CEO as the combined operations expand Formosa's US CDMO capabilities for small-molecule APIs and ADC-related chemistries.