Tracked deals
5
5 tracked deals across 2022-2026.
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, it has about 47,000 employees globally.
Tracked deals
5
5 tracked deals across 2022-2026.
Recent pace
3
3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
4 buyout · 1 growth capital
Last 3 years
Supporting Data
Arsenal Capital Partners completed the sale of its portfolio company ATP Adhesive Systems to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. ATP makes engineered adhesive tapes used in medical, electronics, automotive, and construction markets, with operations serving customers across Europe and North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Henkel has completed the acquisition of 100% of premium hair care brand Olaplex in a deal valued at approximately $1.4 billion (offer price $2.06 per share). The transaction strengthens Henkel Consumer Brands’ presence in the premium hair care segment and broadens its science-led product portfolio across professional salons and specialty retail and e-commerce channels.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA completed its acquisition of the U.S. hair care and styling brand Not Your Mother's (NYM), strengthening its presence in the North American consumer hair market. Henkel said the deal follows its strategy to expand its Consumer Brands portfolio through value-creating mergers and acquisitions, with NYM complementing its existing hair care lineup.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has acquired Critica Infrastructure, a Houston-based provider of composite repair and rehabilitation solutions for critical infrastructure, from Wind Point Partners. Critica, which employs about 250 people, generated roughly €100 million (≈$110 million) in 2023 revenue and expands Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies MRO portfolio and global reach in industrial and municipal infrastructure repair solutions.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies, via its corporate venturing unit Henkel Tech Ventures, has made an investment in Direct-C Limited, an Edmonton-based developer of polymer nanocomposite sensors for hydrocarbon leak detection. The investment aims to scale Direct-C's manufacturing and accelerate integration of its leak-detection sensors into Henkel's Loctite Pulse IIoT and MRO offerings to advance predictive maintenance capabilities.
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