# Vantage Specialty Chemicals to acquire LEUNA-Tenside GmbH

Vantage Specialty Chemicals, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LEUNA-Tenside GmbH, a German manufacturer of specialty surfactants. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close by year-end 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-11-29
- Where: Leuna, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: specialty surfactants, anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, emulsifiers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [H.I.G. Capital](https://endata.com/companies/2117.md) (investor)
- [Vantage Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/31371.md) (acquirer)
- [LEUNA-Tenside GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/35775.md) (target)

## Sources

- [hig.com](https://hig.com/news/vantage-specialty-chemicals-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-leuna-tenside-gmbh/), 2018-11-29: "The acquisition of LTG is a transformational transaction for Vantage that provides us with a strategic manufacturing footprint in Europe."

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