Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) manufacturer in Europe wanted

• Size: small – to large-sized business
• Revenue: 1 – 50M EUR
• Location of the target manufacturer: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The management of the buyer decided to expand or supplement its business presence in Europe through acquisitions 
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A large chemical company has decided to expand its cellulose business by M&A. The management of this company does not have a special focus, the targets just need to operate with carboxymethyl cellulose as a manufacturer or distributor. The group of the buyer is active all over Europe, Asia, and Americas, building its own R&D centres and production facilities, and currently, they strive to acquire another plant in Europe.

The buyer is a chemical manufacturer that supplies the global textile and nonwovens industry with botanic cellulose fibers. Its portfolio ranges from dissolving pulp to standard and specialty cellulose fibers. The company has a more than 50 years history. In addition to its core business of fibers manufacture, the buyer also operates in the field of engineering and plant construction.

The buyer is a financially strong group with revenues exceeding 1 mld. EUR and annual EBITDA of more than 300M EUR. The buyer revenue is constantly increasing, growing by double digits per year.

The core business of the buyer is wooden based cellulose fibers. The production of the buyer includes fibers for different uses, such as:

• Nonwovens
• Technical textiles
• Home z interiors
• Protective wear
• Sports apparel

The company owns more than 15 production facilities in four continents of the world. The management of this buyer considers acquiring company active in the same sector and serving the same industries as the buyer. 

The buyer is interested in expanding or supplementing its business through acquisitions of profitable companies in Europe. This buyer is looking for a manufacturer producing sodium carboxymethyl cellulose manufacturer (CMC) preferably for the textile and hygiene industries. The company for sale should have experience and expertise in manufacturing, sales, and application of CMC, for example into detergent, oil field, paper, or other industrial and consumer markets.

The target should have a recognizable market position and strategic value, preferably be one of the leading CMC manufacturers in Europe. The buyer is interested to buy 100% od majority share of the target company.

Targets for consideration should have a turnover of between 1M and 50M EUR. Geographically, the buyer is not oriented at a specific country, but looking in any country of Europe.

• The buyer is a large central-European based company specialized in fiber production for various industries
• The buyer is ready to acquire businesses dealing with carboxymethyl cellulose right after a suitable target occurs
• The buyer does not have geographical preference and will consider any target

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