Integrated due diligence support for chemicals manufacturer acquisition
Ramboll provided comprehensive and tailored due diligence to a middle market private investment firm for the acquisition of a North American chemicals manufacturing company. Our diligence services encompassed traditional environmental assessments and an expansive ESG diligence scope, including a high-level materiality assessment, programme maturity evaluation related to key material topics, industry-specific trends, and peer and customer benchmarking, as well as physical and transition climate risk assessments.
Ramboll’s comprehensive deliverable contained actionable items for the client and target company to not only mitigate risks but also create and enhance value, alongside key performance indicators (KPIs) tied to the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), of which the client was a member.
During the ownership period, Ramboll’s client seeks to take a bespoke approach to ESG at each portfolio company and works to identify initiatives to manage downside risk and generate long-term value. Ramboll worked alongside the client to develop a process to accomplish this in a meaningful way to meet the needs of the client, its limited partners, and its portfolio companies.
Ramboll’s work resulted in an annual engagement programme involving thorough information collection, stakeholder discussions, and performance reviews. This provide s insightful benchmarking data for portfolio companies and funds, and near-term recommendations for management improvement.
As part of this programme, Ramboll provided a comprehensive report for the acquired chemicals manufacturer detailing its ESG approach, achievements, and prioritised ESG-related initiatives focusing on product stewardship, employee engagement, and greenhouse gas (GHG) management during 2025.
Ramboll continues to support the client by facilitating the implementation of the identified ESG-related initiatives across all portfolio companies. This proactive and integrated approach equips the client's portfolio companies with a compelling ESG narrative at exit, showcasing the value generated through ownership and the potential for future value creation via the further integration of ESG practices within their business strategies.