Testimonials

“CCD Partners has been a great partner to have by our side during the acquisition process. They have shown pro-activity, flexibility and great knowledge about the industry. I would personally recommend CCD Partners and would be happy to work with Matt and his team again in the future.”

Hugo Chardon
Head of Strategy EEA, AM International
“Matt and Stephen, thank you for helping us find such a great Chief Executive candidate for Polyblend. Many thanks from the team at Longacre Group.”

Stani Schmidt-Chiari / James Moreton
Managing Director / Director, Longacre Group
“I enjoyed collaborating with CCD Partners, a team of very experienced and knowledgeable people.”

Mathieu Flamini
CEO, GFBiochemicals
“My thanks to everyone on the CCD Partners team for getting this deal to the finish line. It was a pleasure working with each of you every step of the way, from the initial scoping exercise all the way through to final execution.”

Saurabh Gurnurkar
Managing Director, Uquifa Sciences S.L.U
“Elementis operates in multiple overlapping markets where innovation is a strong driver of growth. CCD Partners has given us insight and fore-warning in adjacent markets where we had less visibility and has played a key role in us developing strategic partnerships with potentially disruptive innovators, strengthening our competitive position.”

Joe Lupia
SVP Global Technology and Product Stewardship, Elementis Plc
“We are delighted with the deal and with the CCD Partners team. We’ve achieved our original goal of planning a sensible transition for the founders, and, as part of CCD’s process, we have also developed a future investment and growth strategy well beyond our original expectations. Charnwood now has highly invested and experienced figures at the helm and is set for a very bright future. The CCD team was instrumental in realising this potential for us and, for anyone considering a similar transition process, I cannot recommend them enough.”

Phil Page
Founder, Charnwood Molecular
“CCD Partners rapidly found two highly qualified senior industry heavyweights to advise us on a potential niche chemicals investment. This gave us the insight we needed to build a proposal that best matched the risk / reward profile of the opportunity.”

Jonas Rave
Managing Director, Longacre Group
“Glenn McGuire used his experience in the catalyst industry to present Chem32 to a select group of potential buyers. His successful introduction led to a match with PQ Corporation which plans to make Chem32 grow as part of their large and successful refinery services business, offering our employees new and better opportunities.”

Soren Marklund
Founder, Chem32
“CCD Partners provided Charnwood Molecular with excellent strategic advice and planning which ultimately led to a successful major investment into the business by Synova Capital, to the satisfaction of both founders, who were aiming for different outcomes.

During a lengthy and highly technical process, CCD partners worked hard to identify and capture potential strategic value for the founders, and were able to protect that value during negotiations. Importantly, the efforts put in by CCD Partners enabled us to continue to focus our own efforts on the day to day growth of our business during the process. It is our belief that we would not have achieved the final value without the close support of CCD Partners."

Steve Allin
Founder & CEO, Charnwood Molecular
“This deal involved a wide auction process to find the right buyer. Matt Dixon led the process from beginning to end in a highly professional manner, driving all parties toward the finish line in good time to secure the right deal for Selecta. Matt’s hands-on approach and ownership of the deal meant I had complete confidence he was managing the process and bidder negotiations to Selecta’s maximum benefit.”

Ron Ek
BD and Strategy, Selecta Group

“I worked with both Peter and Matt Dixon on raising $30-40m from Private Equity and found them both to be extremely professional, very thorough, well connected and easy to work with. They know the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors, are well connected, focus on delivery and are sensitive to customer needs.”


John Nicholson

Chairman, Gentronix

“I would like to thank [Matt and Peter Dixon for] your work and help to hammer out the deal. I believe it will be a success for [the wider] group.”

CEO
European Fine Chemicals CMO
“We first worked with Steve and Anil in 2000 and have remained in contact. In 2016 we engaged the team again to source some specific senior roles in global petrochemicals marketing and distribution. The requirements were highly exacting and the search was pan-European. Their input to help crystallise key requirements was very professional and their search was thorough and responsive. I was particularly impressed with the quality of their candidate management and assistance through the package negotiation process. We would not hesitate to recommend Steve and Anil's team and will work with them again when the need arises.”

Stuart Miners
Executive Chairman, Janex
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