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M&A Advisory for the Chemical & Materials Value Chain

Overview
Grace Matthews chemical investment banking group is recognized globally as a leader in middle market transaction advisory
services for manufacturers and distributors of specialty, commodity, and formulated chemicals. Our professionals have a
strong track record of chemical industry transactions dating back to the early 1990s, and have direct ties to senior managers,
industry leaders, and financing sources worldwide. We believe that our deep chemical industry knowledge, investment banking
skills, and industry contacts provide a powerful and unique combination for our clients. Our operational focus differentiates
Grace Matthews and positions us well to provide strategic advice on a broad range of specialty chemical engagements.

Transaction Services
Grace Matthews’ practice is global in scope, and focuses on several areas: sell-side transactions for private companies, private
equity holdings, and divestitures for multi-national corporations; buy-side work, typically for large, public companies or major
multi-nationals and sponsor-backed chemical platforms; leveraged transactions involving raising debt and/or equity capital;
strategic advisory analysis; and transaction fairness opinions. Industries of expertise include:

▪ Adhesives, Sealants, Tapes ▪ Lubricants / Metalworking
▪ Catalysts, Petrochemicals
▪ Chemical Intermediates ▪ Oilfield & Water Treatment Chemicals
▪ Paints, Coatings, Inks
▪ Construction Chemicals, Building Products
▪ Distribution, Equipment, Infrastructure ▪ Personal Care, Soaps, Medical Materials
▪ Plastics, Colorants, Additives
▪ Food Ingredients, Flavors, Fragrances ▪ Tolling, Private Label Products
▪ High Purity, Electronic, Custom Synthesis ▪ Additional Chemical Sectors, Other Industries
▪ Industrial Minerals, Inorganic Chemicals

Transaction Size
Grace Matthews’ clients include family-held businesses, private equity funds and their portfolio holdings, and large,
multinational chemical and material companies. In a typical Grace Matthews engagement, the transaction value is between $25
million and $1 billion.

About Grace Matthews
Grace Matthews, a privately held investment bank, provides merger, acquisition, and corporate finance advisory services to
private and public companies. Grace Matthews’ chemical practice is known globally for completing successful chemical
industry transactions dating back to the early 1990s. Grace Matthews’ principals have completed over 100 transactions
involving global corporations such as Akzo Nobel, 3M, Lubrizol, BASF, DuPont, Sherwin-Williams, PPG Industries, Ashland,
Ceradyne, DSM, ICI, Borregaard, Air Products, Landec Corporation, The Home Depot, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, ITW,
PolyOne, Weatherford, and Evonik, to name a few.

Contact Grace Matthews

John Beagle Chairman, Co-Founder Doug Mitman Co-Founder
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Kevin Yttre President & CEO Ben Scharff Managing Director
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Andy Hinz Managing Director Jon Glapa Director
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Andrew Cardona Director Eric Sabelhaus Director
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833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1420, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | 414.278.1120 | www.gracematthews.com