# H.B. Fuller to acquire Royal Adhesives & Sealants for $1.575 billion

H.B. Fuller Company announced an agreement to purchase Royal Adhesives & Sealants for $1.575 billion, a leading manufacturer of specialty adhesives and sealants, to enhance its position in the adhesives industry.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-09-04
- Where: South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Value: $1.57B
- Status: announced
- Products: specialty adhesives and sealants
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [H.B. Fuller](https://endata.com/companies/8240.md) (acquirer)
- [American Securities LLC](https://endata.com/companies/8969.md) (investor)
- [American Securities LLC](https://endata.com/companies/8969.md) (partner)
- [Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC](https://endata.com/companies/24699.md) (target)
- [Royal Adhesives](https://endata.com/companies/26973.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investors.hbfuller.com](https://investors.hbfuller.com/news/news-details/2017/HB-Fuller-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-Royal-Adhesives--Sealants/default.aspx), 2017-09-04: "This accretive acquisition accelerates realization of our 2020 strategic objective to focus and grow in engineering adhesives and other highly specified market segments."
- [newsroom.hbfuller.com](https://newsroom.hbfuller.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/H.B.-Fuller-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-Royal-Adhesives--Sealants-2017-9-4/default.aspx), 2017-09-04: "This accretive acquisition accelerates realization of our 2020 strategic objective to focus and grow in engineering adhesives and other highly specified market segments."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-securities-announces-agreement-to-sell-royal-adhesives--sealants-to-hb-fuller-company-300513617.html), 2017-09-05: "We are proud to have partnered with Ted and the entire Royal management team to drive organic growth through new business wins and growth through acquisitions."
- [dwmmag.com](https://www.dwmmag.com/2017/09/05/h-b-fuller-to-acquire-royal/), 2017-09-05: "H.B. Fuller will purchase Royal Adhesives & Sealants, a manufacturer of specialty adhesives and sealants, for $1.57 billion."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/09/HB-Fuller-acquire-Royal-Adhesives.html), 2017-09-07: "Aiming to expand in high-tech areas such as aerospace and solar, the St. Paul-based adhesives maker H.B. Fuller has agreed to buy Royal Adhesives & Sealants for nearly $1.6 billion."
- [glasscanadamag.com](https://www.glasscanadamag.com/hb-fuller-announces-agreement-to-acquire-royal-adhesives-sealants-4536/), 2017-09-07: "This accretive acquisition accelerates realization of our 2020 strategic objective to focus and grow in engineering adhesives and other highly specified market segments."
- [rubbernews.com](https://www.rubbernews.com/article/20170918/NEWS/170919956/h-b-fuller-to-buy-royal-adhesives/), 2017-09-18: "H.B. Fuller CEO Jim Owens said Royal will bring shareholders immediate value."
- [usg.mydigitalpublication.com](https://usg.mydigitalpublication.com/articles/mergers-acquisitions?article_id=2911982&i=445516), 2017-10-14: "H.B. Fuller will purchase Royal Adhesives & Sealants, a manufacturer of specialty adhesives and sealants, for $1.57 billion."

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