Acquisition of the 40 percent outside share to Heraeus Oriental Hi-Tec Ltd, Korea

Year:  1994
Transaction value:  Not published
Industry:  Industrial products
Business field:  Mergers & Acquisitions
HSCie Customer
Heraeus Holding GmbH, Hanau, Germany

Heraeus Holding is the umbrella company of Heraeus Group, one of Germany’s largest family enterprises active in the field of precious metal trading, precious metal products, dental products, sensorics, laboratory equipment, medical technology, special lamps and quartz glass. The company has a turnover of around DM 6 billion.
www.heraeus.com

Companies involved
Oriental Chemical Industries Ltd., Seoul, South Korea

Oriental Chemical Industries Ltd. is South Korea’s leading chemical company in the field of basic and fine chemicals, electronic components and vinyl windows.
www.oci.co.kr

Transaction
Acquisition of the 40-percent share in Heraeus Oriental Hi-Tec, South Korea by Oriental Chemical Industries, South Korea. Heraeus Oriental is the leading manufacturer of bonding wires for storage chips.

Task
HSCie advised on the valuation and conducted the negotiations.