# Lone Star Funds agrees to acquire AOC from CVC Capital Partners

CVC Capital Partners announced it envisages to sell AOC, a global producer of specialty formulations, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-07-13
- Status: announced
- Products: unsaturated polyester formulations, vinyl ester formulations
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [CVC Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/226.md) (investor)
- [CVC Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/226.md) (partner)
- [Lone Star Funds](https://endata.com/companies/8698.md) (acquirer)
- [DSM](https://endata.com/companies/25138.md) (investor)
- [AOC](https://endata.com/companies/28731.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aocformulations.com](https://aocformulations.com/en-emea/about-us/news/20210713-lone-star-agrees-to-acquire-aoc-from-cvc/), 2021-07-13: "CVC Capital Partners today announced that it envisages to sell AOC, a leading global producer of specialty formulations, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds."
- [cvc.com](https://www.cvc.com/media/news/2021/2021-07-13-affiliate-of-lone-star-funds-agrees-to-acquire-aoc-from-cvc-capital-partners-fund-vi/), 2021-07-13: "CVC Capital Partners today announced that it envisages to sell AOC, a leading global producer of specialty resins, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/mergers-&-acquisitions/Major-coating-resin-firms-change/99/i26), 2021-07-15: "The private equity firm Lone Star Funds will buy the resin producer AOC from fellow private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and minority owner DSM."

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