Sector
Materials & Chemicals
187 verified investors state a focus on materials & chemicals, and 401 transactions in the sector are on record with a disclosed value. Everything below comes from investors’ own disclosures and reported deals.
Across 401 recorded transactions. Multiples appear only where the underlying deal disclosed revenue or EBITDA, so they rest on a smaller sample than values.
Activity
Most active acquirers
Buyers appearing most often in recorded transactions in this sector.
| Acquirer | Recorded deals |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corp | 7 |
| Agnico Eagle | 6 |
| HEXPOL | 6 |
| Coeur Mining | 5 |
| Quaker Chemical | 5 |
| Interfor | 4 |
| Huntsman Corp | 4 |
| Ferro | 4 |
| ICL Group | 4 |
| SSR Mining | 4 |
Evidence
Recent transactions
A sample of published transactions in the sector.
| Target | Acquirer | Consideration | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dipsol | Quaker Chemical | $153m | 2025-03-25 |
| Radius Recycling | Toyota Tsusho America | $907m | 2025-03-13 |
| Universal Stainless | Aperam SA | $539m | 2024-10-17 |
| OVNIVER Group | Saint-Gobain | $815m | 2024-08-15 |
| Timber Tech | Star Equity Holdings | $23m | 2024-05-20 |
| CoverFlexx | Axalta | $285m | 2024-05-13 |
| Base Resources | Energy Fuels | $267m | 2024-04-22 |
| Timberline | McEwen Mining | $19m | 2024-04-16 |
| Haynes International | Acerinox | $970m | 2024-02-05 |
| Solus Biotech | Croda International | $297m | 2023-02-06 |
| Ocean Bio-Chem | OneWater | $125m | 2022-06-22 |
| Fiore Gold | Calibre Mining | $7.8m | 2022-01-12 |
Buyers
Who invests here
Verified investors stating a focus on this sector, by strategy.
Investors in this sector that publish what they own:
- ASC Investment 12
- Adams Street Partners 5
- Addison Capital Partners 20
- Appian Capital Advisory 21
- Arx Equity Partners 12
- BeAble Capital SGEIC SA 12
- Beaconhouse Capital Management LLC 12
- Boston Harbor Angels 79
- Brixey & Meyer Capital 16
- Catalus Capital 42
- Catalyze Partners 6
- Celesta Capital 84
- Corvus Capital 22
- Cottonwood Technology Fund 32
- Crest Capital 26
- Cycle Capital 2
- Deepvp 28
- EMR Capital 3
- Elbow Beach Capital 12
- Evergreen Climate Innovations 42
- Extantia 42
- FundingBox Deep Tech Fund 23
- GIL Investments 12
- Greensphere Capital 4
- Greyrock Capital Group 10
- Heartwood Partners 64
- IBLA CAPITAL 9
- Industrifonden 84
- Infinity Recycling 11
- J.H. Whitney Capital 5
Common questions
- What does a materials & chemicals company typically sell for?
- Across 401 recorded transactions in materials & chemicals, the median deal value is $118m, with most deals falling between $27m and $300m. The median EBITDA multiple is 7.85×.
- Who buys materials & chemicals companies?
- 187 verified investors state a focus on materials & chemicals, most commonly buyout pe (78), venture capital (53), growth equity (23). The most frequent acquirers on record include Nucor Corp, Agnico Eagle, HEXPOL.
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