Altana

Altana is a global manufacturer and supplier of innovative specialty chemicals based in Wesel, Germany. The company operates across four key divisions: BYK Additives & Instruments, ECKART Effect Pigments, ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, and ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants, each holding a strong market position in quality and innovation. Altana focuses on environmentally friendly solutions tailored for a variety of industries, including coatings, plastics, printing, cosmetics, and electronics. Its extensive product range encompasses additives, adhesives, coatings, pigments, resins, sealants, and testing instruments, all designed to enhance the performance and value of its clients' offerings. With 86% of its sales generated internationally, Altana is recognized for its commitment to quality and customer service in the specialty chemicals market.

Matthias Wolfgruber

CEO

9 past transactions

Tau Group

Series B in 2024
Tau Group is a technology company dedicated to facilitating the energy transition and decarbonization of energy through its innovative solutions. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with a significant research and development presence in Turin, Italy, Tau employs over 50 professionals. The company specializes in developing patented technologies that combine sustainable, resource-efficient manufacturing practices with the performance requirements of electrification. This focus enables the creation of smaller, greener, and more powerful motors, transformers, and generators. Additionally, Tau produces carbon-conscious protective coatings designed for high-performance and standard copper, aluminum, and steel wires, supporting clients in optimizing their processes and minimizing resource waste.

Nordtreat

Venture Round in 2024
Nordtreat produces bio-based flame retardants, notably NORFLAM®, for the global construction industry. Its eco-friendly products protect over 3000 buildings worldwide, focusing on wood construction.

Tau Group

Series A in 2020
Tau Group is a technology company dedicated to facilitating the energy transition and decarbonization of energy through its innovative solutions. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with a significant research and development presence in Turin, Italy, Tau employs over 50 professionals. The company specializes in developing patented technologies that combine sustainable, resource-efficient manufacturing practices with the performance requirements of electrification. This focus enables the creation of smaller, greener, and more powerful motors, transformers, and generators. Additionally, Tau produces carbon-conscious protective coatings designed for high-performance and standard copper, aluminum, and steel wires, supporting clients in optimizing their processes and minimizing resource waste.

Landa Digital Printing

Corporate Round in 2019
Landa Digital Printing, established in 2002 and headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, is a subsidiary of Landa Corporation. The company specializes in manufacturing and supplying nanographic digital printing presses for commercial, folding carton, packaging, and publishing markets. Their unique technology, Nanography®, was introduced at drupa 2012 and addresses the profitability gap between offset and digital printing by allowing cost-effective production of short-to-medium run lengths. Landa Digital Printing's breakthrough method involves producing super-efficient light-absorbing nanopigments known as Landa NanoInk® colorants. Unlike traditional inkjet printing, their Nanographic Printing® process converts the ink image into a thin polymeric film laminated onto the paper surface, avoiding issues of paper saturation and enabling high-quality images at high speeds on any type of paper, with the lowest cost-per-page in digital printing.

Velox

Series B in 2018
Velox develops and manufactures industrial-grade direct-to shape digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry. Their proprietary DTS-Inkjet technology, based on uniquely formulated inks and dedicated deposition architecture, introduces an entirely new approach to digital printing that is poised to disrupt the packaging decoration market. Their debut product is the Velox IDS 250 – the first industrial-grade digital decorator for mass production of cylindrical containers available on the market. It delivers superior decoration quality and capabilities that outstrip analog printing solutions, while allowing a more efficient and flexible production process and a low total cost of ownership (TCO). Velox is powered by an expert team with uniquely extensive and wide-ranging experience in digital printing. It is led by veteran executives with proven success in driving company growth.

Landa Digital Printing

Venture Round in 2018
Landa Digital Printing, established in 2002 and headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, is a subsidiary of Landa Corporation. The company specializes in manufacturing and supplying nanographic digital printing presses for commercial, folding carton, packaging, and publishing markets. Their unique technology, Nanography®, was introduced at drupa 2012 and addresses the profitability gap between offset and digital printing by allowing cost-effective production of short-to-medium run lengths. Landa Digital Printing's breakthrough method involves producing super-efficient light-absorbing nanopigments known as Landa NanoInk® colorants. Unlike traditional inkjet printing, their Nanographic Printing® process converts the ink image into a thin polymeric film laminated onto the paper surface, avoiding issues of paper saturation and enabling high-quality images at high speeds on any type of paper, with the lowest cost-per-page in digital printing.

NuLabel Technologies

Acquisition in 2017
NuLabel Technologies is a polymer science and engineering company that develops label and packaging solutions to cut costs and reduce waste. It has patented adhesive technology and associated hardware that uses activatable adhesives to remove the need for a label's non-stick liner or wet glue. The adhesive is pre-coated on the back of a thermal substrate and activated by a water-based fluid immediately before application to the carton, enabling a liner-free labeling process that enhances efficiency. Founded in 2009 and based in East Providence, Rhode Island, NuLabel focuses on improving packaging operations through innovative, patent-pending technology.

PolyAd Services

Acquisition in 2017
PolyAd Services Inc., established in 2004 and headquartered in Earth City, Missouri, is a global manufacturer of plastic additives. As a subsidiary of BYK-Chemie GmbH since 2017, PolyAd specializes in producing high-value additives that enhance plastics' properties and optimize customers' manufacturing processes. Their product portfolio includes ultraviolet light stabilizers, antioxidants, process stabilizers, and other additives tailored for diverse industries such as automotive, construction, packaging, and electronics. By offering these solutions, PolyAd helps its clients maximize profitability through cost reduction and increased production efficiency while improving the quality of their final products.

Landa Digital Printing

Corporate Round in 2014
Landa Digital Printing, established in 2002 and headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, is a subsidiary of Landa Corporation. The company specializes in manufacturing and supplying nanographic digital printing presses for commercial, folding carton, packaging, and publishing markets. Their unique technology, Nanography®, was introduced at drupa 2012 and addresses the profitability gap between offset and digital printing by allowing cost-effective production of short-to-medium run lengths. Landa Digital Printing's breakthrough method involves producing super-efficient light-absorbing nanopigments known as Landa NanoInk® colorants. Unlike traditional inkjet printing, their Nanographic Printing® process converts the ink image into a thin polymeric film laminated onto the paper surface, avoiding issues of paper saturation and enabling high-quality images at high speeds on any type of paper, with the lowest cost-per-page in digital printing.
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