OpenGate Capital Forms Integrity Partners Group with ChemSolv and Chemisphere

OpenGate Capital Acquires Chemisphere Corp.

January 18, 2022

Manufacturing

OpenGate Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired Chemisphere Corp., a specialty solvent blender and chemical distributor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, from founder Bob Schwent. The deal complements OpenGate’s recent acquisition of Chemsolv and creates a larger chemical distribution platform spanning the Midwest to the Mid‑Atlantic, with plans for organic growth and future add-on acquisitions.

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.

Edgewater Capital Partners Acquires GL CHEMTEC

August 11, 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Edgewater Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based lower middle-market private equity firm, has acquired GL CHEMTEC, a chemistry-based contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Edgewater will support GLC's expansion of API development, scale-up and advanced materials capabilities to accelerate growth across North American pharma and life-sciences customers.

Arcline Investment Management Acquires Integrated Polymer Solutions (IPS)

July 15, 2019

Manufacturing

Arcline Investment Management acquired Integrated Polymer Solutions (IPS) from Industrial Growth Partners in a transaction that closed on July 12, 2019. IPS, headquartered in Long Beach, California with additional manufacturing in Sheffield, UK, manufactures highly engineered elastomeric components (seals, gaskets, composite tooling) for aerospace, defense, biopharma and specialty industrial end markets.

Samyang Holdings Acquires Verdant Specialty Solutions from OpenGate Capital

December 18, 2023

Manufacturing

Samyang Holdings has acquired U.S.-based specialty chemical manufacturer Verdant Specialty Solutions from private equity firm OpenGate Capital for approximately USD 250 million. Verdant — a Texas-headquartered supplier of amphoteric and non-ionic surfactants with ~USD 210M revenue and roughly 300 employees — will become a subsidiary to strengthen Samyang's specialty chemicals capabilities and support its global expansion.

C&S Chemicals (Shoreline Equity Partners) Acquires ISI Water Chemistries

February 20, 2024

Environmental Services

C&S Chemicals, a portfolio company of Shoreline Equity Partners, acquired ISI Water Chemistries, a Bluffdale, Utah-based provider of cooling tower and boiler water treatment services. The transaction is C&S's ninth add-on and expands the platform's geographic footprint into the Mountain West, adding capabilities and customers across food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and aerospace end markets.