# CVC Capital Partners to acquire AOC, LLC

CVC Capital Partners Fund VI has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Alpha Corporation, the holding company of AOC, LLC, a global producer of composite formulations. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-05-02
- Where: Collierville, Tennessee, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: polyester and vinyl ester formulations, gel coats, colorant dispersions, specialty additives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [CVC Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/226.md) (acquirer)
- [Alpha Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/22149.md) (target)
- [DSM](https://endata.com/companies/25138.md) (partner)
- [AOC](https://endata.com/companies/28731.md) (target)
- [Aliancys](https://endata.com/companies/31727.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [aocformulations.com](https://aocformulations.com/en/news-events-press-releases/news/20180502-cvc-capital-partners-fund-vi-agrees-to-acquire-alpha-corporation/), 2018-05-02: "CVC Capital Partners ("CVC") today announced that CVC Fund VI has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Alpha Corporation of Collierville, Tennessee."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/specialty-chemicals/CVC-acquire-composites-maker-AOC/96/i19), 2018-05-06: "CVC says AOC will “work closely” with Aliancys, a composite resins company CVC owns jointly with the chemical maker DSM."

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