# Ingevity completes $652.5M acquisition of Perstorp's Capa caprolactone business

Ingevity Corp. completed its purchase of the Capa caprolactone division of Perstorp Holding AB for $652.5 million, adding a plant in Warrington, England, and a new polymers line.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-13
- Where: Warrington, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $652.5M
- Status: completed
- Products: caprolactone, caprolactone polyols, caprolactone thermoplastics, caprolactone lactides, hexanediol
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ingevity](https://endata.com/companies/21460.md) (acquirer)
- [Perstorp](https://endata.com/companies/21777.md) (target)

## Sources

- [chsbusinessreport.com](https://chsbusinessreport.com/stories/ingevity-capa-acquisition-2019), 2019-02-13: "The Capa division is a strong, market-leading business focused on high-growth end-use applications and is an excellent fit with Ingevity’s business model and capabilities."
- [warrington-worldwide.co.uk](https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2019/02/20/warrington-based-specialist-chemicals-business-in-e590m-takeover-deal/), 2019-02-20: "We are very pleased to be adding such a unique business to our company."

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