21.06.2012 • NewscabotNoritMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Cabot to Buy Dutch Company Norit for $1.1 Billion

Chemicals maker Cabot said it will buy activated carbon manufacturer Norit for $1.1 billion as it moves its focus to higher-margin specialty chemicals.

Cabot will buy Netherlands-based Norit from affiliates of British private equity fund Doughty Hanson & Co Managers and Dutch investment firm Euroland Investments. Norit was acquired by a group of investors led by Doughty Hanson in 2007.

"This acquisition supports the ongoing transformation of our portfolio to a higher margin, less cyclical, specialty chemicals focused company," Cabot Chief Executive Patrick Prevost said.

Reuters reported in April that Norit, which had earlier announced plans for a U.S. initial public offering, was also exploring a sale of itself.

Activated carbon is generally derived from charcoal and used in purification and filtration processes. Norit sold its Clean Process Technologies unit to Pentair for €503 million last year.

Cabot expects the Norit deal to add 20 to 25 cents per share to its earnings, excluding one-time costs, in 2013.

Norit operates 10 plants throughout the Americas and Europe. It had sales of $360 million in 2 011.

J.P. Morgan was Cabot's financial adviser for the deal.

 

 

 

 

 

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