Finnish Kemira takes over SIDRA Wasserchemie

Frank­furt a. M. /Munich — Morgan Lewis has advi­sed the Finnish company Kemira Oyj on the acqui­si­tion of SIDRA Wasser­che­mie GmbH. The purchase price amounts to appro­xi­m­ately 75 million euros (subject to custo­mary purchase price adjus­t­ments). Kemira is a listed, leading global provi­der of sustainable chemi­cal solu­ti­ons for water-inten­­sive indus­tries. Head­quar­te­red in Helsinki, the company gene­ra­ted sales of around EUR 2.9 billion in 2024 and employed around 4,700 people. 

SIDRA Wasser­che­mie is a family-run manu­fac­tu­rer of iron-III chemi­cals for water and waste­wa­ter treat­ment based in Ibben­büh­ren with a branch in Bitter­feld, supp­ly­ing custo­mers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

About Kemira

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemis­try for water-inten­­sive indus­tries, head­quar­te­red in Helsinki, Finland. We operate globally and serve a wide range of custo­mers, inclu­ding muni­ci­pal and indus­trial water treat­ment compa­nies and the fiber indus­try. Our solu­ti­ons and services help to provide clean water to milli­ons of people every day and support our custo­mers in driving circu­lar economy and respon­si­ble use of resour­ces throug­hout their value chains. In 2025, Kemira achie­ved a total turno­ver of 2.8 billion euros and employed around 4,900 people. Kemi­ra’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. — https://www.kemira.com/

Advi­sors to Kemira: Morgan Lewis

Dr. Ulrich Korth (Corporate/M&A, Frank­furt), Dr. Jann Jetter (Tax, Munich), Dr. Phil­ipp Schäuble, Judith Becker (Of Coun­sel; both Employ­ment, both Munich), Dr. Michael Masling (Anti­trust Law, Frank­furt), Asso­cia­tes: Sarah-Loreen Krüger, Mari­anne Milo­va­nov, Leon Gabriel Rady (all Corporate/M&A, all Frank­furt), Emma Drago­mi­rova (Tax Law, Munich), Constanze Pfal­ler (Employ­ment Law, Munich), Michelle Chris­tina Lippen­meyer (Finance, Frank­furt), Leon­hard Seifert (Anti­trust Law, Frankfurt).

Morgan Lewis last advi­sed Kemira in 2025 on the acqui­si­tion of Water Engi­nee­ring Inc.

About Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis stands for outstan­ding service, legal inno­va­tion and excep­tio­nal commit­ment to its clients. With more than 2,200 lawy­ers, the firm provi­des highly quali­fied legal advice to multi­na­tio­nal compa­nies and start-ups in the USA, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. For more infor­ma­tion, visit morganlewis.com and follow us on Linke­dIn, X, Face­book, Insta­gram and WeChat.