Tokai Carbon Acquires COBEX from Triton for EUR 825 million
July 29, 2019
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. has acquired COBEX, a German manufacturer of carbon and graphite products, from funds advised by Triton for an enterprise value of EUR 825 million. The acquisition gives Tokai Carbon an expanded international footprint and production platform in Eastern Europe, and transfers ownership of COBEX (headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany) to the Tokyo-listed carbon products specialist.
- Buyers
- Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.
- Targets
- COBEX
- Sellers
- Funds advised by Triton (Triton)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Hesse, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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