Mergers & Acquisitions

ATLANTA, August 21, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Armored AutoGroup Inc., a leader in consumer automotive appearance and performance products, and Zep Inc.

Combined Company Will Form Second Largest Car Wash Equipment Provider in World GRIMES, IA (March 11, 2013) – Ryko Solutions, Inc., the largest provider of managed car wash systems in North America, has entered into a purchase agreement whereby Ryko will acquire MacNeil Wash Systems, Ltd.

(SIMSBURY, CT) – January 10, 2013 – January 10, 2013 - Veeder-Root is pleased to announce a strategic channel partnership with Red Leonard Associates, Inc., to represent the Red Jacket brand in the Midwest, Northeast, and Canada. Red Leonard is an independent sales representative agency specializing in full site solutions for the Petroleum Equipment Industry...

ATLANTA, December 3, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP), a leading producer and marketer of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions, today announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Zep Inc. completed the purchase of the Vehicle Care division of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL), effective December 1, 2012 for approximately $120 million.

In an unprecedented and powerful move that aligns three of the car wash industry’s most trusted brands together under the same management, the acquisition of Jim Coleman Company Hanna by Ed O’Hanrahan of Galloway Chemical Division promises exciting developments for the entire carwash industry.

ATLANTA, October 17, 2012 – Zep Inc. (NYSE:ZEP), a leading producer and marketer of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all of the assets of Ecolab Vehicle Care, a division of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL), for approximately $120 million.