Top 10 Private Equity Investors in Chemicals Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Volume

SK Capital Partners LP, Apollo Global Management Inc, Advent International Corp, Arsenal Capital Partners LP, and Cinven Ltd are among the top 5 private equity investors in the chemicals industry in 2021 by deal volume. In terms of the geographic split, 6 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 private equity investors in the chemicals industry are headquartered in North America and whereas the remaining 2 are based in Europe and 2 are based in Asia. They employed a total of 82,995 people in 2021. The Bain Capital Private Equity LP, Cinven Ltd - Lonza AG deal was one of the major deals in the Chemicals sector in 2021. Bank of America Corp and UBS Group AG served as financial advisors to Lonza AG, while Lenz & Staehelin served as legal advisors to Bain Capital Private Equity LP in the deal. Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven Acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients Division from Lonza. Bain Capital Private Equity LP, a private equity firm, and Cinven have acquired Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI), a division of Lonza AG, for a total enterprise value of CHF4.2 billion ($4,669.01 million). The deal was completed in Q3 2021. The One Rock Capital Partners LLC-Eastman Chemical Co deal was another major deal in the Chemicals sector in 2021. RBC Capital Markets LLC served as financial advisor to One Rock Capital Partners LLC, while Baker & McKenzie LLP served as the exclusive legal advisor to Eastman Chemical Co for the deal One Rock Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm, has acquired the tire additives business from Eastman Chemical Co, a specialty materials company, for $800 million. The deal was completed in Q4 2021.