IDEX Corporation Acquires STC Material Solutions from Artemis

Solstice Advanced Materials to Acquire Element Solutions in $14.5 Billion Cash-and-Stock Deal

July 6, 2026

Manufacturing

Solstice Advanced Materials will acquire Element Solutions in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5 billion (including the assumption of net debt). The deal is expected to expand Solstice’s advanced materials platform with complementary electronics, formulation, technical service, and technology capabilities aligned to AI infrastructure, thermal management, and other high-growth end markets.

IDEX Corporation Acquires Mott Corporation

July 23, 2024

Manufacturing

IDEX Corporation has entered into and completed a definitive agreement to acquire Mott Corporation for $1.0 billion in cash (approximately $900 million net of present-value tax benefits). The acquisition brings Mott's sintered porous metal filtration and flow-control capabilities into IDEX's Health & Science Technologies segment to expand applied materials capabilities across semiconductor, medical, energy, space & defense, and water purification end markets.

IDEX Corporation Acquires Iridian Spectral Technologies

May 22, 2023

Industrial Services

IDEX Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies for CAD 150 million, subject to customary adjustments and closing conditions. Iridian is a privately held thin-film optical filters manufacturer based in Ottawa, Ontario, and the acquisition is expected to expand IDEX’s optical filter capabilities serving laser communications, telecommunications, and life sciences markets. IDEX later completed the acquisition on May 22, 2023.

Materion Acquires H.C. Starck's Electronic Materials Business

November 1, 2021

Manufacturing

Materion Corporation completed the acquisition of H.C. Starck Solutions’ electronic materials business (HCS-Electronic Materials) in Newton, Massachusetts for an aggregate purchase price of $380 million in cash on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The deal adds approximately $145 million of revenue and expands Materion’s capabilities and market position in premium thin film materials for the semiconductor, industrial, and aerospace & defense markets.

Superior Technical Ceramics Acquires IJ Research

December 24, 2020

Manufacturing

Superior Technical Ceramics (STC), a portfolio company backed by Artemis Capital Partners, has acquired IJ Research, Inc., a Santa Ana, California-based manufacturer of sapphire-to-metal brazed hermetic assemblies and electrical feedthroughs. The acquisition, which closed on December 24, 2020, expands STC’s technical ceramics and sealing capabilities to enable vertical integration and deeper customer relationships across aerospace, defense, medical and instrumentation end markets; CriticalPoint acted as buy-side advisor to STC.

Seemann Composites Acquires Materials Sciences Corporation

October 10, 2018

Aerospace & Defense

Seemann Composites, Inc. completed the acquisition of Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC), a composites engineering and manufacturing firm based in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The deal integrates MSC's design, testing and manufacturing capabilities with SCI's composite production platform to expand end-to-end capabilities for defense and other high‑performance markets; MSC's leadership will remain in place.