Chemicals & Specialty Materials Investment Banking

With deep industry knowledge, Raymond James’ Chemicals & Specialty Materials Investment Banking team provides tailored advice and solutions to clients through M&A advisory, capital raising and restructuring services. Our expertise is expansive and covers key verticals across the value chain, including base chemicals, specialty chemicals, specialty materials, chemicals distribution, B2B specialty ingredients and agriculture inputs. Our team has extensive experience in the Chemicals & Specialty Materials industry advising on M&A transactions in aggregate value of over $90 billion, including both large-cap and middle-market transactions across several end markets, both domestically and internationally. Our deep relationships with key market participants and hands-on approach allow us to provide thoughtful and relevant solutions that enable our clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

Chemicals & Specialty Materials Subsector Expertise

Base Chemicals

  • Olefins and polyolefins
  • Chlor-alkali chemicals
  • Methanol / acetyls chain intermediates
  • Inorganic chemicals
  • Industrial minerals
  • Surfactants
  • Polyurethanes
  • Amines
  • Base hydrocarbons
  • Aromatics
  • Solvents

Specialty Chemicals

  • CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers)
  • Catalysts and process chemicals
  • Fine chemicals
  • Hygiene chemicals
  • Water treatment chemicals
  • Specialty mineral blends
  • Lubricants and greases
  • Specialty resins

Chemicals Distribution

  • Specialty chemical distribution
  • Blending
  • Custom packaging
  • Toll manufacturing
  • Commodity chemical distribution

Specialty Materials

  • Highly engineered plastics
  • Ceramics
  • Silicones
  • Carbon fiber
  • Compounding / masterbatches
  • Gaskets and sealing materials
  • Flexible and rigid foams
  • Electronic materials
  • Filtration media
  • Battery materials
  • Laminates
  • Technical textiles
  • Alternative plastics

B2B Specialty Ingredients

  • Functional food and beverage ingredients
  • Flavors and fragrance compounds
  • Personal care ingredients
  • Nutraceuticals
  • Biological ingredients (enzymes, cultures, probiotics)
  • Excipients
  • Pharma intermediates

Agriculture Inputs

  • Specialty Ag inputs (micronutrients, adjuvants, plant growth hormones)
  • Biologicals / natural ingredients (biostimulants, inoculants)
  • Turf and ornamental maintenance products
  • Crop protection chemicals
  • Fertilizers / macronutrients

 

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January 2025 ESK acquired by schunk

January 2025

About ESK-SIC

ESK-SIC is one of the world’s leading companies for high-quality silicon carbide powder, specializing in the production of high-performance materials that are used in various industrial applications.
June 2024 BASF Has been acquired by Lallemand Sole Financial Advisor

June 2024

About BASF

BASF's Bioenergy Enzymes business was a carveout of BASF. The Company is one of North America's premier developers, producers and sellers of enzyme solutions to the starch-based bioethanol manufacturing industry. 
June 2022 TPC Group Restructuring Advisor

June 2022

About TPC group

TPC Group, headquartered in Houston, is a leading producer of value-added products derived from petrochemical raw materials such as C4 hydrocarbons, and provider of critical infrastructure and logistics services along the Gulf Coast.
April 2022 KPS Capital Partners Has acquired a controlling stake in Tate & Lyle

April 2022

About KPS Capital Partners

KPS Capital Partners makes controlling equity investments in manufacturing and industrial companies across a diverse array of industries, including basic materials, branded consumer, healthcare and luxury products, automotive parts, capital equipment and general manufacturing.
April 2022 Adnoc has acquired a stake in Borealis

April 2022

About Adnoc

Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. 
February 2021 Dupont Nutrition and Biosciences acquired by IFF

February 2021

About Dupont Nutrition

DuPont is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. 
November 2021 Dupont announced an acquisition of Rogers Corporation

January 2021

About Dupont

DuPont is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. 
February 2020 PeroxyChem portfolio company of One Equity Partners acquired by Evonik Leading Beyond Chemistry

February 2020

About Peroxy Chem

PeroxyChem is now Evonik Active Oxygens. Evonik Active Oxygens is a leading global supplier of oxidative solutions based on hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and persulfates, complemented by adjacent technologies to the electronics, energy, environmental, food safety, and other industrial markets.
February 2020 Innocor portfolio company of BainCapital merged with FXI

February 2020

About Innocor

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey, Innocor, Inc. is a leader in consumer-driven polyurethane foam products proven to deliver comfort, relaxation and rejuvenation. 
February 2019 Arysta acquired by UPL

February 2019

About Arysta

Arysta is a global provider of innovative crop protection solutions, including BioSolutions and Seed Treatment. Arysta specializes in the development, formulation, registration, marketing and distribution of differentiated crop protection chemicals for a variety of crops and applications.
March 2018 SK Capital acquired by ICL Fire Safety and Oil Additives

March 2018

About SK Capital

SK Capital is a private investment firm with a disciplined focus on the specialty materials, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceuticals sectors.
January 2018 Agrium merged with PotashCorp

January 2018

About Agrium

Agrium Inc. is a major global producer and distributor of agricultural products, services and solutions. Agrium produces nitrogen, potash and phosphate fertilizers, with a combined wholesale nutrient capacity of over nine million tonnes and with significant competitive advantages across product lines.
June 2017 Celanese Acetate Tow Joint venture with Cerdia Blackstone

June 2017

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications.
April 2017 Nova Chemicals acquired a stake in Williams Partners L.P.

April 2017

About Nova Chemicals

NOVA Chemicals is guided by a singular purpose to shape a world where the plastic products vital to our health and happiness are better tomorrow than they are today. We have a bold ambition to create a plastics circular economy and work collaboratively toward a low carbon, zero plastic waste future.

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