Clifford Chance advises CVC Capital Partners and AOC on the envisaged sale of AOC to Lone Star Funds affiliate

13 July 2021

Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier, , , Femke Buijs, , Jurre Jurriëns, Floris van de Bult , , Michiel Sunderman, Stern Flik, Neil Barlow, Eric Schaffer, , Frédérique Davister,
Amsterdam, New York, Luxembourg

Clifford Chance advises CVC Capital Partners and AOC on the envisaged sale of AOC to Lone Star Funds affiliate

Clifford Chance has advised its long-standing client CVC Capital Partners, a leading private equity and investment advisory firm, and AOC, a leading global producer of specialty resins, on the envisaged sale of AOC to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. The contemplated transaction is subject to AOC workers' councils information and consultation and relevant regulatory authorities' approval.

Headquartered in Schiphol, The Netherlands, AOC serves customers globally with specialty products for the automotive, marine, corrosion, construction, and infrastructure segments. The Company has production facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Under CVC Funds’ ownership, AOC realized significant growth, evolving from a strong regional player to a global composites leader through the strategic combination with The Alpha Corporation in 2018.

This transaction builds on Clifford Chance's market leading expertise in the private equity industry. The cross-border Clifford Chance team was led out of Amsterdam by Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier and further consisted of Katja Busuladžić, Merel Vermolen, Femke Buijs, Nancy Stoke, Frans Muller, Jurre Jurriens, Floris van de Bult, IJsbrand de Jong, Arie Torres, Michiel Sunderman and Stern Flik in Amsterdam and Neil Barlow and Eric Schaffer in New York, as well as many others in various jurisdictions.