DuPont to Buy Laird Performance Materials for $2.3 Billion

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in Laird Thermal Systems

July 19, 2021

Manufacturing

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital agreed to acquire a majority stake in Laird Thermal Systems (LTS). The family-backed investor said it will support LTS's organic growth, M&A-driven expansion and product development to address rising demand for advanced thermal management solutions.

Arkema Acquires Dow's Flexible Packaging Laminating Adhesives Business

December 2, 2024

Packaging

Arkema finalized the acquisition on December 2, 2024 of Dow's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business for an enterprise value of US$150 million. The business (around US$250 million in annual sales, ~280 employees, five production sites across Italy, the United States and Mexico) will be integrated into Arkema's adhesive platform (Bostik) to expand its flexible packaging product offering and capture cost and development synergies.

Berry Global Acquires Laddawn, Inc.

August 27, 2018

Packaging

Berry Global Group, Inc. completed the acquisition of Laddawn, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of blown polyethylene bags and films with a proprietary e-commerce sales platform. Laddawn reported over $145 million of net sales for the 12 months ended July 31, 2018 and approximately 380 employees across five U.S. manufacturing sites; Berry said the deal will expand its Engineered Materials portfolio and leverage Laddawn's web and mobile capabilities to better serve small and medium customers.

Celanese Completes Acquisition of DuPont Mobility & Materials Business

November 1, 2022

Manufacturing

Celanese Corporation completed its acquisition of the majority of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials (M&M) business for $11.0 billion in cash. The deal adds engineered thermoplastics and elastomers, brands/IP, and global production assets, with expected run-rate synergies of about $450 million.

New Mountain Capital Acquires ILC Dover from Behrman Capital

February 3, 2020

Manufacturing

New Mountain Capital has acquired ILC Dover from Behrman Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. ILC Dover, founded in 1947, is a designer and manufacturer of engineered flexible-material solutions serving biopharma, aerospace, personal safety and industrial markets with more than 700 employees across six global facilities.

DuPont Agrees to Acquire Rogers Corporation (Merger Terminated)

November 2, 2022

Manufacturing

Rogers Corporation shareholders voted to approve DuPont de Nemours’ previously announced acquisition of Rogers, with shareholders receiving $277.00 in cash per share. Subsequently, DuPont issued a notice of termination of the definitive merger agreement, and Rogers said it is evaluating options in response.