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Univar Solutions acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Univar 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
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Word for word“On February 28, 2019, we acquired Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (“Nexeo”), a leading global chemicals and plastics distributor.” 10-K for 2020	acquisition	On February 28, 2019	—
industrial spill and emergency response businesses Word for word“On September 1, 2020, we sold our industrial spill and emergency response businesses to EnviroServe Inc. and on November 30, 2020, we sold our Canadian Agriculture services business.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	On September 1, 2020	—
Canadian Agriculture services business Word for word“On September 1, 2020, we sold our industrial spill and emergency response businesses to EnviroServe Inc. and on November 30, 2020, we sold our Canadian Agriculture services business.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	on November 30, 2020	—
a business of Zhuhai Techi Chem Silicone Industry Corporation (Techi Chem) Word for word“On December 18, 2020, we acquired a business of Zhuhai Techi Chem Silicone Industry Corporation (“Techi Chem”), a leading distributor of specialty silicone solutions used primarily for the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) market within the China marketplace.” 10-K for 2020	acquisition	On December 18, 2020	—
Nexeo plastics distribution business Word for word“On March 29, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the Nexeo plastics distribution business which is presented as a discontinued operation in the Company’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	On March 29, 2019	—
Environmental Sciences business Word for word“On December 31, 2019, we sold our Environmental Sciences business.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	On December 31, 2019	—
Sweetmix Distribuidora de Materias Primas Industriais Ltda Word for word“The acquisition price was $ 52.9 million, inclusive of $ 28.7 million of cash paid (net of cash acquired of $ 1.2 million) upon closing with the remaining $ 23.0 million to be paid over the next five years .” 10-K for 2021	acquisition	—	52.9 million
Zhuhai Techi Chem Silicone Industry Corporation Word for word“The purchase price of $ 6.8 million was comprised of $ 4.6 million cash paid and $ 2.2 million of contingent consideration liabilities.” 10-K for 2021	acquisition	—	6.8 million
Distrupol business Word for word“On April 1, 2021, the Company completed the sale of its Distrupol business within the EMEA segment for total cash proceeds of $ 136.7 million.” 10-K for 2021	agreed divestiture	April 1, 2021	136.7 million
Nexeo Plastics Word for word“On March 29, 2019, the Company completed the sale of Nexeo Plastics to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (“Buyer”) for total proceeds of $ 664.3 million (net of cash disposed of $ 2.4 million), including $ 26.7 million for a working capital adjustment.” 10-K for 2021	divestiture	March 29, 2019	664.3 million
Canada Agriculture services business Word for word“On November 30, 2020, the Company completed the sale of its Canadian Agriculture services business for total net cash proceeds of $ 39.3 million after closing transaction-related expenses.” 10-K for 2021	divestiture	November 30, 2020	39.3 million
Vicom Distribución Productos Quimicos, S.L. Word for word“On July 29, 2022, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Vicom, a leading regional specialty chemical distributor in Spain and Portugal, for cash consideration of $ 14.5 million.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	On July 29, 2022	$ 14.5 million
Kale Kimya Word for word“In January 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Kale Kimya, a leading regional specialty chemical distributor in Turkey, for cash consideration of € 125 million, subject to closing adjustments, and contingent consideration of up to € 7 million.” 10-K for 2022	agreed acquisition	In January 2023	€ 125 million
ChemSol Group Word for word“In February 2023, the Company acquired ChemSol Group, a leading ingredients and specialty chemical distributor in Central America, for cash consideration of approximately $ 19 million, subject to closing adjustments, and contingent consideration of up to $ 5 million.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	In February 2023	approximately $ 19 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)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$53.6 million	—	$22.9 million
2017-12-31	$24.4 million	$0	$4.1 million
2018-12-31	$18.6 million	$0	$7.6 million
2019-12-31	$1.2 billion	$838.3 million	$555.7 million
2020-12-31	$4.6 million	$37.3 million	$3.5 million
2021-12-31	$28.7 million	$136.5 million	$33.8 million
2022-12-31	$16.7 million	$0	$5.6 million

Deal filings since 2016

2023-08-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2023-03-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-10-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-06-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-01-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-11-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-04-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-03-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-03-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-03-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2018-09-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-11-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-01-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Univar Solutions’s annual reports (10-K for 2022, 10-K for 2021, 10-K for 2020) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2023-02-22. 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.