Natrium Capital Limited

Natrium Capital is the independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm specialising in providing high end strategic and M&A execution advice in the areas of chemicals – including fine chemicals and specialty chemicals – chemical distribution, adhesives, engineering materials, paints, inks & coatings, biotechnology and sustainable technologies (cleantech).

With a headquarters in Central London, European Office in Paris and established international partnerships, Natrium Capital has developed a strong client base in the UK, Europe, Africa, the USA and Asia.

Our Services

Natrium Capital offers direct, personal service from a close-knit and highly experienced team. Fee structures are approached in a flexible manner so as to accommodate the needs of all parties, and Natrium Capital’s role within a transaction can also always be tailored appropriately to circumstances.

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Track Record

Alasdair and the team share a wealth of experience in corporate finance and investment banking, having worked on over $100bn of completed deals over the last twenty years. These include highly significant Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) transactions for PPG, Rohm & Haas, Rockwood, BASF, Shell, INEOS and Tata Chemicals.

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Global Reach

Through carefully selected alliances, Natrium Capital is extending its international capabilities, bringing in specialised local experience and resources. We have established excellent alliances in Japan, South Korea, India, Africa, Israel, Turkey and the US

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Chemicals

Natrium Capital has considerable expertise in cross-border transactions, essential to the global chemical and related industries. Our advisory team are scientists first, most having degrees in chemistry or closely related sciences, which results in a high level of specialist industry insight and an unparalleled appreciation of the factors affecting the Chemicals sector.

Specialty & Fine Chemicals

Our scientific focus is central to retaining our position at the forefront of corporate finance in the Specialty & Fine Chemicals sector. Having been instrumental in helping many companies to achieve their M&A ambitions we have extensive experience in understanding the importance of key customer relationships and regulatory environments, and in ensuring customers have confidence in continuity of standards in formulation.

CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS

Natrium has extensive knowledge and experience in the Chemical Distribution sector and has worked with a number of high-profile distributors. The Chemical Distributor market has been undergoing a period of consolidation for a number of years. Large players have emerged from what was initially a highly fragmented situation, by expanding their product offering and extending their geographical reach.

Engineering Materials

Our team has an unrivalled understanding of corporate finance in the Engineering Materials sector, derived from our experience with high-level international transactions over the last thirty years. Recently, we have advised PPG on the sale of its European fiber glass operations to Nippon Electric Glass Company. This transaction was across three continents, straddling multiple time zones, and required a flexible approach led by staff in London.

Personal Care

With a predominance of chemists within the team, Natrium Capital is in an unrivalled position to understand the needs and challenges of the Personal Care industry. Our team’s in-depth knowledge of specialty chemicals has proved to be crucial in negotiating recent deals within the Personal Care sector.

Food Ingredients

Natrium has considerable understanding of the Food Ingredients sector and has worked on a number of successful transactions in the industry. A trend towards natural ingredients has been ongoing for some time in the Food Ingredients sector, and rising demand for plant-based alternatives is projected to lead to high growth in this area.

Paints, Inks, Coatings & Adhesives

With expertise developed by our leading professionals over the last thirty years, our knowledge and understanding of corporate finance in the paints, inks and coatings sectors is unrivalled. Our team has experience that spans several complete economic cycles and is respected for its understanding in both upturn and recessionary phases.

Sustainable Technologies

Natrium Capital has a long track record of working with companies experiencing rapid change in their marketplace. As a boutique M&A specialist, we have the ability to respond quickly to evolving trends and to recognise the potential value of new Sustainable Technologies (Cleantech) being developed in response to the accelerating change towards a circular economy.

Biotechnology

Natrium Capital has extensive understanding of companies with new and developing technologies and has established relationships with leading scientific advisors. An in-depth understanding of the science is essential to obtaining the best value for your company on sale or refunding. Natrium Capital specialises in disposals which are sell-side mandates for our clients within the Biotechnology sector.

Featured Deal

Natrium Capital Limited is delighted to announce it has advised Nanocyl SA on the sale of the business to Birla Carbon USA, Inc. Natrium Capital acted as sole financial advisor to Nanocyl.

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Featured Bulletin

Are glass bottles a feel-good choice that misses the environmental mark? The milk bottle is a useful example of the challenges the plastic industry is facing in the court of public opinion. Consumers tend to favour glass bottles due to perceived higher quality levels and better environmental profile.

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Annual Review

As background to our Chemicals Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Annual Review for 2024-25, Natrium Capital expects slow economic growth globally and chemical industry expansion at levels below long term trends.

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Currently hiring

The team is looking to expand and is interested to hear from high calibre, enthusiastic, self-starters with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude who are looking for a job in mergers and acquisitions. Graduates must have at least a First degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry or other natural science. Find full details here.

Natrium Capital specialist M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) advisors and investment bankers

Get in touch

We can help you to achieve your strategic M&A objectives. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your requirements, dedicating our resources and specialist knowledge to get even difficult deals done at the right price. You can call the team on +44 20 3574 4635 or email us here.

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