Bratzo Torres
EFIC Partners
Peruquimicos
Deal Type
Acquisition
Sector
Industrials
Completion Date
23rd November 2016
Deal Value
Not disclosed
Company Background
Peruquimicos is a company founded in 1995 in Perú, engaged in the importation, storage and distribution of chemicals and other related services.
Peruquimicos has over 21 years of experience in the Peruvian market, which has allowed the company to gain depth knowledge of the local market, especially with companies engaged in the paint industry, solvents, adhesives, resins, inks, foam, leather, paper, personal care, household care, specialties like coating, sealing subtances, silicas and others.
Peruquimicos has developed strong distribution alliances with top chemical corporations such as Lyondell, Bayer, Oxea, Evonik, Buckman Laboratories, Huntsman, Metanex, Rodia and Oxiteno.
Deal Summary
GTM Holdings and its controlling shareholder, Advent International, acquired Peruquimicos S.A.C. in Peru. This is Advent's first direct investment in the country.
GTM Holdings is the second largest chemical distributor in Latin America. The acquisition of Peruquimicos S.A.C. will enhance GTM’s service capabilities in Peru and the rest of Latin America and is aligned with the company’s strategy to offer a robust line of products and services to its customers. GTM has an affiliate in Peru, Transmerquim of Peru, as well as operations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.
Value Added
EFIC Partners carried out a competitive sale process with strategic buyers that allowed the shareholders to maximize their exit value and protect the companies’ going concern by selecting an experienced new owner in the sector. We negotiated a deal structure that involved spinning off the company’s real estate to a NewCo owned by the previous shareholders’, the assets will be rented to Peruquimicos granting the previous shareholders’ a long-term income flow. Also, we coordinated the financial and legal due diligence.
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