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Element Solutions acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Element Solutions bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
ViaForm Distribution Rights Word for word“On June 1, 2023, the Company reacquired the right to market and distribute directly (rather than through its exclusive distributor) its ViaForm® electrochemical deposition products by terminating a long-standing distribution agreement for $ 200 million, including $ 170 million paid at closing and a deferred payment of $ 30.0 million which was paid in the fourth quarter of 2023.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On June 1, 2023	—
Kuprion, Inc. Word for word“On May 19, 2023, the Company completed the Kuprion Acquisition for $ 15.9 million, net of cash, with potential additional payments in various installments, which are not to exceed $ 259 million in aggregate, to be made upon the achievement of certain milestones associated with product qualification and revenue through December 31, 2030.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On May 19, 2023	—
HSO Word for word“On January 26, 2022, the Company completed the HSO Acquisition for approximately $ 23 million, net of cash.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On January 26, 2022	approximately $ 23 million, net of cash
Coventya Word for word“On September 1, 2021, the Company completed the Coventya Acquisition for $ 486 million, net of cash.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On September 1, 2021	$ 486 million, net of cash
HKW Word for word“On May 5, 2021, the Company completed the HKW Acquisition for $ 50.9 million, net of cash.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On May 5, 2021	$ 50.9 million, net of cash
HSO Hong Kong Holding Limited and its subsidiary (HSO) Word for word“On January 26, 2022, the Company completed the HSO Acquisition for approximately $ 23 million, net of cash.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	On January 26, 2022	approximately $ 23 million, net of cash
MacDermid Graphics Solutions (flexographic printing plate business) Word for word“On September 1, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its flexographic printing plate business, MacDermid Graphics Solutions, for approximately $ 325 million.” 10-K for 2024	agreed divestiture	On September 1, 2024	approximately $ 325 million
MacDermid Graphics Solutions Word for word“MGS Transaction - On February 28, 2025, we completed the sale of our flexographic printing plate business, MacDermid Graphics Solutions, for $320 million, net of disposed cash.” 10-K for 2025	divestiture	February 28, 2025	$320 million
EFC Gases & Advanced Materials Word for word“EFC Acquisition - On January 2, 2026, we completed the acquisition of EFC Gases & Advanced Materials, a provider of high-purity specialty gases and other advanced materials, for a purchase price of approximately $369 million, net of cash and subject to adjustments, with a potential earn-out based on EFC's 2026 performance of up to $30.0 million cash or 1.16 million Company shares.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	January 2, 2026	approximately $369 million
Micromax Word for word“Micromax Acquisition - On February 2, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Micromax, a global supplier of advanced electronics inks and pastes, for a purchase price of approximately $500 million, net of cash and subject to adjustments.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	February 2, 2026	approximately $500 million

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$1.2 million	$66.9 million
2017-12-31	$0	—
2018-12-31	$28.2 million	$11.1 million
2019-12-31	$63.9 million	$7.6 million
2020-12-31	$9 million	$6.8 million
2021-12-31	$536.5 million	$310.9 million
2022-12-31	$22.6 million	$7.1 million
2023-12-31	$214.8 million	—
2024-12-31	$3.9 million	—

Deal filings since 2016

2026-08-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2026-07-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2026-02-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-10-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-06-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-11-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-09-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-08-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-08-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-12-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-02-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-02-05 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-02-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-07-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-03-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-12-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-11-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-11-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-04-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-12-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-10-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-09-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-09-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-04-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-03-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Element Solutions’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-18. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.