Verdant Specialty Solutions Acquires Baze Chemical

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.

Barentz Acquires Viachem

October 6, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Barentz International has acquired Viachem, a Plano, Texas–based specialty distributor of life science ingredients, specialty chemicals and food additives. Barentz said Viachem’s market development function, digital marketing and technical sales capabilities will be combined with Barentz’s global scale and infrastructure to accelerate market share growth in North America.

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.

Arxada AG Acquires Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.

December 23, 2021

Manufacturing

Arxada AG, a Basel-based specialty chemicals company owned by Bain Capital and Cinven, completed the acquisition of Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. on 22 December 2021. The deal adds Enviro Tech’s antimicrobial and biocidal platform (notably peracetic acid and bromine chemistries), three U.S. manufacturing sites, and expanded access to food & beverage, agriculture and wastewater treatment end markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Verdant Specialty Solutions Acquires DeForest Enterprises and ParaFlow Energy Solutions

July 14, 2021

Manufacturing

Verdant Specialty Solutions, a Houston-based specialty chemical platform owned by OpenGate Capital, has acquired DeForest Enterprises and ParaFlow Energy Solutions from Chemical Services Group. Both targets, based in Boca Raton, Florida, expand Verdant's surfactant and oilfield-chemical capabilities and will be integrated under Verdant's global technology and manufacturing platform.

ALTIVIA Acquires Axiall's Specialty Phosgene Derivatives Business

February 26, 2015

Manufacturing

ALTIVIA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Specialty Phosgene Derivatives business and related assets from Axiall Corporation, including the La Porte, Texas chemical production facility. The transaction transfers roughly 120 facility employees to ALTIVIA and is intended to expand ALTIVIA's manufacturing capabilities and global competitiveness in specialty phosgene-derived products used in agricultural, pharmaceutical and industrial applications.