SK Capital Partners

SK Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2007 and based in New York with an additional office in Boca Raton, Florida, it pursues investment opportunities across North America through recapitalizations, buyouts, growth equity and corporate spinouts. The firm targets mature and middle market companies in the specialty materials, ingredients, life sciences and related sectors, typically seeking majority stakes and deploying equity of 100 to 200 million in companies with revenues of 50 to 1000 million and EBITDA of 10 to 100 million. It emphasizes value creation through strategic and operational transformation to enhance growth, profitability and resilience.

Cole Abernathy

Vice President

Shawn Abrams

Director

Robert Abrams

Principal

Alex Alsop

Associate

Yawer Amin

Vice President

Michael Anagnos

Senior Associate

Natalie Blosser

Senior Associate

Jonathan Borell

Managing Director

McKenzie Chu

Senior Associate

Aaron Davenport

Managing Director

Ben Dillon

Managing Director

Simon Dowker

Managing Director

Daniele Ferrari

Senior Director

Booey Ghani

Vice President

Harman Gill

Associate

Richard Jackson

Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets

Alexander Jackson

Associate

Jamshid Keynejad

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Jared Kramer

Principal

Joshua Landsberg

Associate

Josh Lieberman

Principal

Dan Lory

Principal

James Marden

Managing Director

Anthony Marr

Senior Associate

Julius O. Nestler

Senior Associate

Santiago Nielsen

Vice President

Jack Norris

Managing Director and Executive Committee Member

Christina Park

Associate

Barry Penney

Managing Director

Sanjeet Raman

Senior Associate

Barry Siadat

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Andrew Tabatabaei

Associate

Huai-Ming Xu

Associate

Past deals in Chemical

VanDeMark Chemical

Private Equity Round in 2022
VanDeMark Chemical, Inc. is a chemical manufacturing company based in Lockport, New York, with a sales unit in Offenbach, Germany. Founded in 1932, it specializes in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of fine chemicals, particularly phosgene-based products. The company offers a diverse range of products, including acid chlorides, carbazates, carbonates, chloroformates, isocyanates, and various phosgene derivatives such as dibenzyl azodicarboxylate and vilsmeier reagent. These products serve multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, personal care, electronics, and plastics, with applications in additives, catalysts, intermediates, and solvents. VanDeMark Chemical emphasizes quality assurance and continuous improvement, striving to enhance the performance of its customers' products while addressing health, safety, and environmental concerns.

Techmer PM

Private Equity Round in 2022
Techmer PM is a materials design company that develops colors and additives for plastics and fibers. It offers custom color masterbatches and a broad range of additives, including UV stabilizers, flame retardants, clarifiers, antimicrobial agents, anti-warp and processing aids, as well as specialty pigments. The company provides solutions that modify aesthetics and physical properties for processes such as BCF and staple fiber production, blow molding, extrusion coating, foam processing, injection molding, sheet extrusion, and nonwoven manufacturing. Its products serve industries including agriculture, automotive, construction and pipe, electronic packaging, floor coverings, food packaging, household, medical, and personal care. Techmer PM supports clients in tailoring product performance and appearance through formulations for plastics and biopolymer materials, color-control aids, viscosity modifiers, and other specialty compounds. The company is based in Clinton, Tennessee.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals

Acquisition in 2022
Valtris Specialty Chemicals is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals and polymer additives that serve a diverse array of industries, including building and construction, packaging, consumer goods, transportation, and oilfield sectors. The company produces essential chemical intermediates, such as chlorinated toluenes and derivatives, which are utilized in coatings, flavor and fragrance, personal care, agrochemicals, and medicinal applications. Valtris's products enhance the performance of plastics, coatings, adhesives, and sealants by providing critical attributes like resiliency, flame retardancy, and ease of processing, thereby meeting the specific needs of its customers across various markets.

Florachem

Acquisition in 2022
Florachem is a manufacturer and supplier of citrus and pine derivatives. These products are intended for formulators of industrial products and aroma chemicals used in flavors and fragrances. The company offers natural, sustainable ingredients to enhance product performance across diverse markets like coatings, industrial cleaning, oilfield services, and personal care.

Seqens

Acquisition in 2021
Seqens is a French company specializing in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical ingredients and specialty chemicals. It offers tailored solutions and exceptional market responsiveness to its customers across various industries, including healthcare, electronics, cosmetics, food, and household cleaners.

Deltech

Acquisition in 2021
Deltech LLC operates two production units on a 111 acre site in Baton Rouge, LA to manufacture methyl styrenes and other specialty monomers

Valentus Specialty Chemicals

Acquisition in 2021
Valentus Specialty Chemicals is a holding company dedicated to partnering with businesses that possess advanced coatings technologies suitable for diverse niche markets. By forming strategic alliances with industry leaders, Valentus aims to establish a specialty coatings company that offers a wide array of technological capabilities and operates across various geographic regions. The company's focus is on serving customers who are often overlooked or inadequately serviced by the larger players in the coatings industry, thereby addressing specific needs within the market.

Tilley-Phoenix Group

Acquisition in 2021
A value-added chemical distributor, Tilley-Phoenix Group specializes in supply chain solutions for customers across specialty chemical and lubricant markets. It acts as an extension of suppliers' networks to service broader customer bases, operating modern distribution facilities and a large fleet of transportation equipment.

Ipackchem Group

Acquisition in 2020
Ipackchem Group, established in 1987 by Jean-Philippe Morvan, is a prominent global manufacturer of barrier packaging tailored for specialty chemicals, particularly in the fragrances and agrochemical sectors. The company's innovative use of mono-material human-safe barrier technology and advanced fluorination processes allows it to create packaging solutions with superior physical and chemical resistance, addressing critical challenges related to permeability, contamination, and evaporation. Ipackchem's products play a vital role in the safe transport and storage of sensitive materials, ensuring their integrity throughout the supply chain.

Venator Materials

Post in 2020
Venator Materials is a global chemical company specializing in the development and manufacture of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments and performance additives. Its extensive portfolio includes industry-leading products, contributing to daily life applications and sustainability efforts.

NuCera Solutions

Acquisition in 2020
NuCera Solutions is a global manufacturer and supplier of highly specialized polymers, catering to industries such as adhesives, candles, coatings, imaging, masterbatches, personal care, and plastics. The company's portfolio includes low molecular weight olefin polymers and premium polyethylene waxes, designed to enhance product performance and efficiency in various applications. NuCera operates its flexible manufacturing facilities in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, serving global markets with high-quality, differentiated products.

Techmer PM

Acquisition in 2020
Techmer PM is a materials design company that develops colors and additives for plastics and fibers. It offers custom color masterbatches and a broad range of additives, including UV stabilizers, flame retardants, clarifiers, antimicrobial agents, anti-warp and processing aids, as well as specialty pigments. The company provides solutions that modify aesthetics and physical properties for processes such as BCF and staple fiber production, blow molding, extrusion coating, foam processing, injection molding, sheet extrusion, and nonwoven manufacturing. Its products serve industries including agriculture, automotive, construction and pipe, electronic packaging, floor coverings, food packaging, household, medical, and personal care. Techmer PM supports clients in tailoring product performance and appearance through formulations for plastics and biopolymer materials, color-control aids, viscosity modifiers, and other specialty compounds. The company is based in Clinton, Tennessee.

SI Group

Acquisition in 2018
SI Group is a developer and manufacturer of chemical intermediates and specialty resins, including phenolic resins, alkylphenolic resins, and alkylated phenols, with a broad portfolio of additives, antioxidants, adhesives, surfactants, and polymers. The company serves industrial and consumer markets worldwide, including rubber resins, fuels and lubricants, plastics, industrial resins, health and wellness products, adhesives, engineering plastics, and pharmaceutical and specialty products. It produces a range of adhesives and solvent systems, polymer modifiers, and stabilizers, supporting formulators and manufacturers to improve performance and purity across multiple sectors.

Perimeter Solutions

Acquisition in 2017
Perimeter Solutions is a global company focused on fire safety and specialty products. The Fire Safety segment formulates and manufactures fire management chemicals, including fire retardants and firefighting foams, along with related equipment and services. The Specialty Products segment develops, produces, and markets phosphorus pentasulfide-based lubricant additives used in engine anti-wear solutions, as well as applications in pesticides and mining chemicals. The company operates across multiple markets, serving customers in industrial, agricultural, and safety sectors.

Archroma

Private Equity Round in 2017
Archroma is a global color and specialty chemicals company headquartered in Reinach near Basel, Switzerland. It employs about 3,000 people across 35 countries and operates 24 production sites. The company focuses on Brand & Performance Textile Specialties, Packaging & Paper Specialties, and Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants, providing color and performance solutions for textiles, paper, coatings, construction and adhesives. Archroma uses dyes, pigments, emulsions and surface-active chemicals to help customers formulate successful products. It prioritizes sustainability, innovation, high quality standards, service levels and cost efficiency to advance the industry while minimizing environmental impact.

Tri-Tex

Acquisition in 2017
Tri-Tex Inc., headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Canada, is a global manufacturer and distributor of chemical products. It specializes in producing and supplying a wide range of chemicals, including dyes, pigments, enzymes, surfactants, and specialty products, catering to various industries such as textiles, paper, carpet, and leather. The company's comprehensive product portfolio also extends to construction and floor care polymers, acrylic coatings, and adhesives. Tri-Tex serves its global customer base through its offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Egypt, and Bangladesh, as well as sales agents in Colombia.

D.B. Western

Acquisition in 2017
D.B. Western, a technology-driven producer of formaldehyde and derivatives. The company’s La Porte, Texas, plant is the merchant market plant in North America serving a variety of applications including oilfield, refineries and petrochemicals.

TPC Group

Private Equity Round in 2012
TPC Group Inc. is a Houston-based chemicals company that specializes in producing value-added products from petrochemical raw materials. Founded in 1943 and originally known as Texas Petrochemicals Inc., the company operates in two primary segments: C4 Processing and Performance Products. The C4 Processing segment focuses on the production of butadiene, butene-1, raffinates, and methyl tertiary butyl ether, which are essential in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, plastic resins, and gasoline blending stocks. The Performance Products segment offers high-purity isobutylene, conventional and highly reactive polyisobutylenes, diisobutylene, as well as nonene and tetramer, which are utilized in various applications, including lubricants, surfactants, and coatings. In addition to its chemical manufacturing, TPC Group provides critical infrastructure and logistics services along the Gulf Coast, serving major clients in the chemical and petroleum industries across North America.
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