# H.I.G. Capital acquires Lansco Colors, merges with Dominion Colour

Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquired pigment supplier Lansco Colors and will combine it with Dominion Colour, a pigment maker it bought in 2016. The merger creates a provider of high-performance pigments and dispersions to coatings, plastics, and inks industries.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-04-16
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: high-performance pigments and dispersions
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [H.I.G. Capital](https://endata.com/companies/2117.md) (acquirer)
- [Dominion Colour Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/30271.md) (target)
- [LANSCO Colors](https://endata.com/companies/31177.md) (target)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09616-buscon11), 2018-04-16: "Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired the pigment supplier Lansco Colors and will combine it with Dominion Colour, a pigment maker it bought in 2016."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/specialty-chemicals/Two-pigment-suppliers-combined/96/i16), 2018-04-16: "Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired the pigment supplier Lansco Colors and will combine it with Dominion Colour, a pigment maker it bought in 2016."

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