Graco Inc. Acquires Color Service S.r.l. for €63 Million

Graco Inc. Acquires Valco Melton

May 21, 2026

Industrial Services

Graco Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Valco Melton, a global provider of precision adhesive application and quality assurance systems, for $447 million in cash (including the present value of approximately $40 million in expected tax benefits). The transaction is expected to close in Graco’s fiscal third quarter after customary closing conditions are satisfied.

Chroma Color Corporation Acquires Ferco Color

October 21, 2025

Manufacturing

Chroma Color Corporation, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Ferco Color, a custom manufacturer of colorants, additives, and specialty compounds based in Chino, California. The undisclosed-term transaction expands Chroma's West Coast manufacturing footprint and broadens its colorant and additive technology capabilities, leveraging Ferco's on-site analytical laboratory and customer base across medical, packaging, aerospace and other end markets.

Graco Acquires Corob S.p.A. for Up to €260 Million

November 4, 2024

Industrial Services

Graco Inc. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Corob S.p.A. for €230 million, subject to customary adjustments, with up to €30 million in additional contingent consideration. The acquisition strengthens Graco’s presence in high-tech dispensing and mixing equipment for paints and coatings and expands its global manufacturing footprint.

Nexeo Plastics Acquires Nevicolor S.p.A.

June 1, 2021

Manufacturing

Nexeo Plastics, an affiliate of GPD Companies, acquired Nevicolor S.p.A., a family-founded Italian distributor and compounder of thermoplastics based in Luzzara, Italy. The deal expands Nexeo's European footprint and adds Nevicolor's technical compounding, lab services and specialty polymer capabilities to its product and service offering; terms were not disclosed.

ChromaScape Acquires Greenville Colorants

July 16, 2020

Manufacturing

ChromaScape, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, has acquired Greenville Colorants, a processor of liquid and powder dyes with a portfolio of over 2,000 products and manufacturing locations in New Jersey, South Carolina and California. The deal expands ChromaScape's product capabilities and extends its manufacturing footprint in the Southeast; Greenville's leadership (Ron Weiss and Joe Lynch) invested in the transaction and will join ChromaScape's executive team.

Chroma Color Corporation Acquires Plastics Color Corporation

February 3, 2020

Manufacturing

Chroma Color Corporation has acquired Plastics Color Corporation, including its two manufacturing facilities in Asheboro, North Carolina and Calumet City, Illinois. The acquisition expands Chroma's manufacturing footprint and adds Plastics Color's color concentrates, functional additives and FDA-relevant capabilities (including DMFs) to Chroma's portfolio; terms were not disclosed.