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Quaker Chemical - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Quaker Chemical M&A Summary

Quaker Chemical has acquired 14 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

Quaker Chemical’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Houghton International for $173M. Quaker Chemical has acquired in 5 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (93%) and medical products (8%).

Quaker Chemical Business Overview

Where is Quaker Chemical headquartered?

Quaker Chemical is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

What is Quaker Chemical’s revenue?

Quaker Chemical disclosed revenue of 1,840M USD for 2024 and 1,953M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Quaker Chemical have?

Quaker Chemical has 4,400 employees.

What sector is Quaker Chemical in?

Quaker Chemical is a chemicals company.

When was Quaker Chemical founded?

Quaker Chemical was founded in 1918.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity14
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Quaker Chemical

Quaker Chemical Corp.

One Quaker Park 901 East Hector Street,
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
United States,
(610) 832-4000
www.quakerchem.com

Quaker Chemical is a provider of process chemicals, chemical specialties, services and technical expertise to a wide range of industries – including steel, automotive, mining, aerospace, tube and pipe, coatings and construction materials. Quaker Chemical was founded in 1918 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 12 - - - - 2 14
vol $444M $159M $603M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  14

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Natech Ltd. 2025-04-01 6M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Staffordshire, United Kingdom · www.natech.co.uk
Dipsol Chmeicals Co.,Ltd. 2025-03-25 153M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.quakerhoughton.com
Norman Hay plc - Operating Divisions 2019-08-29 123M GBP Divestiture
Coventry, United Kingdom
Houghton International, Inc. 2017-04-05 173M USD Merger
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania · www.houghtonintl.com
Lubricor, Inc. 2016-11-30 12M USD Add-on Acquisition
Waterloo, Ontario · www.lubricorinc.com
Verkol SA 2015-07-30 40M USD Add-on Acquisition
, Spain
Binol AB 2014-11-03 - Divestiture
Karlshamn, Sweden
ECLI Products LLC (Engineered Custom Lubricants) 2014-08-15 52M USD Add-on Acquisition
Aurora, Illinois · www.ecllube.com
NP Coil Dexter Industries S.r.l. 2012-07-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Gorgonzola, Italy · www.npcoildexter.com
G.W. Smith & Sons, Inc. 2011-10-03 14M USD Add-on Acquisition
Dayton, Ohio · www.gwsmithandsons.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 13 (93%) 597M (99%) - -
Medical Products 1 (7%) 6M (1%) - -
Total 14 $603M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 269M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 173M - -
  Ohio 1 14M - -
  New York 1 30M - -
  Illinois 1 52M - -
  California 1 - - -
Italy 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 129M - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Canada 1 12M - -
  Ontario 1 12M - -
Japan 1 153M - -
Spain 1 40M - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (36%) 269M (45%) - -
Cross-border 9 (64%) 334M (55%) - -
Total 14 $603M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $449M
< $100M 6 $154M
TOTAL $603M
Largest Houghton International, Inc.
$173M (2017-04-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
21%
3 (21%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Chemicals

Revenue

1,840   6% 2024
1,953   1% 2023
1,944   11% 2022
1,761   25% 2021
1,418   26% 2020
1,134   31% 2019
868   6% 2018
820   10% 2017
747   2% 2016
738   4% 2015
766   6% 2014
729   3% 2013
708   2012
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Employees

4,400

Established

1918

Public

NYSE: KWR

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