BLOMSTEIN advised Opta Group LP, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisors (Speyside), and a leading supplier of performance materials and solutions in the molten metal, infrastructure, and specialty chemical industries, on FDI and merger control aspects relating the acquisition of the assets of the majority of the business operations of m-tec Group, a company previously operating in Wesel, Germany.
Opta Group LP is a global provider of custom-engineered solutions serving the metallurgical, construction, and specialty chemical industries. Its brands include OPTA, Tecnosulfur, Affival, SKW, OPTA Glass, Carbide Industries, and Quab Chemicals. Headquartered in Amherst, NY, Opta employs over 900 people across 34 facilities in 11 countries.
The m-tec Group was a company specializing in metal chemistry.
The former m-tec facility, now operating as OPTA Wesel GmbH & Co. KG (OPTA Wesel), will deliver enhanced regional access to high-quality desulfurization solutions. The OPTA Wesel facility will strengthen supply chain stability while improving proximity and responsiveness to customers throughout Europe.
BLOMSTEN advised Opta Group alongside valbeek. The BLOMSTEIN team led by Leonard von Rummel (FDI) and Anna Huttenlauch (Merger Control), supported by Moritz Schuchert (FDI) and Elisa Hauch (Merger Control). Many thanks to Opta Group and the entire valbeek team for the trust they have placed in us!
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