{"id":15831,"date":"2018-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/iqap-masterbatch-group-has-been-acquired-by-polyone-corporation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:56:35","slug":"iqap-masterbatch-group-has-been-acquired-by-polyone-corporation","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/es\/transaction\/iqap-masterbatch-group-has-been-acquired-by-polyone-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone ha asesorado a IQAP en su venta a PolyOne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>El equipo Industrial de Livingstone se complace en comunicar la venta de IQAP Masterbatch Group, S.L., empresa internacional con sede en Catalu\u00f1a dedicada a la fabricaci\u00f3n y comercializaci\u00f3n de masterbatches de color y aditivos de alto valor a\u00f1adido a PolyOne Corporation, empresa qu\u00edmica internacional proveedora de materiales y soluciones especializada en pol\u00edmeros. Los t\u00e9rminos de la operaci\u00f3n no se han hecho p\u00fablicos.<\/strong><\/p><p>Fundada en 1979 por Xavier Rovira, IQAP es una empresa fuertemente innovadora y que siempre ha apostado por la investigaci\u00f3n, el desarrollo y la innovaci\u00f3n (I+D+i) como estrategia de crecimiento corporativo. IQAP ofrece un amplio portfolio de productos, masterbatch de color y aditivos as\u00ed como soluciones t\u00e9cnicas para una amplia rama de sectores (Pl\u00e1stico, Cable &amp; PVC y Textil). La Compa\u00f1\u00eda dispone de dos plantas de producci\u00f3n en Vic (Barcelona) e Ibi (Alicante). IQAP dispone tambi\u00e9n de un laboratorio y oficinas comerciales en Eg\u00fc\u00e9s (Pamplona). Asimismo, cuenta con una planta de producci\u00f3n adicional en Tabor (Rep\u00fablica Checa).<\/p><p>PolyOne implementar\u00e1 su estrategia de \u201cinvertir para crecer\u201d en IQAP. PolyOne es una empresa qu\u00edmica internacional que ofrece productos y soluciones t\u00e9cnicas a clientes de diversas industrias en todo el mundo, creando valor a trav\u00e9s de la colaboraci\u00f3n, innovaci\u00f3n y el compromiso con la excelencia.<\/p><p><em>\u201cIQAP es una incorporaci\u00f3n fant\u00e1stica y aportar\u00e1 mucho valor a nuestra larga experiencia en innovaci\u00f3n de color y aditivos\u201d<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>dijo <strong>Robert M. Patterson, Presidente y Director General de PolyOne Corporation<\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong><em>\u201cLos mercados finales a los que sirve IQAP est\u00e1n perfectamente alineados con \u00e1reas que PolyOne conoce muy bien, y juntos ofreceremos mejores posibilidades de dise\u00f1o, funcionalidad y rendimiento a nuestros clientes europeos\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Xavier Rovira, propietario y fundador de IQAP<\/strong> dijo:<strong> \u201c<\/strong><em>Estoy ilusionado por los clientes y por los empleados de IQAP, cuyo futuro puede seguir creciendo y prosperando como parte de la familia global de PolyOne. Evaluamos muchos compradores potenciales para IQAP, y PolyOne fue la opci\u00f3n m\u00e1s clara y la que se alineaba mejor con nuestra visi\u00f3n e ideales en innovaci\u00f3n y servicio al cliente\u201d. Y a\u00f1adi\u00f3: \u201cConozco a Neil Collen desde hace a\u00f1os, y sab\u00eda que Livingstone era el asesor adecuado para ayudarnos en el proceso de transici\u00f3n y b\u00fasqueda de un nuevo propietario para IQAP. Livingstone ha sabido manejar las distintas situaciones de complejidad que han ido surgiendo, interactuando con inversores nacionales e internacionales y sus asesores, y ha encontrado soluciones para facilitar la materializaci\u00f3n de la transacci\u00f3n satisfactoriamente para todas las partes. La experiencia, profesionalidad y la dedicaci\u00f3n del equipo de Livingstone ha sido un aspecto clave para el \u00e9xito de esta transacci\u00f3n\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/es\/team\/neil-collen\/\"><strong>Neil Collen<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Socio de Livingstone,<\/strong> coment\u00f3: <em>\u201cHa sido un placer trabajar con Xavier y su equipo. IQAP es una empresa tremendamente innovadora dentro de su sector. Xavier ha sabido escoger el momento adecuado para buscar un comprador, asegurando la continuidad de su empresa y abriendo oportunidades para todos sus empleados y colaboradores\u201d. <\/em><\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/es\/team\/jorge-tuni\/\"><strong>Jorge Tu\u00f1\u00ed,<\/strong><\/a><strong> Associate Director de Livingstone<\/strong>, a\u00f1adi\u00f3: <em>\u201cTrabajar con el equipo de IQAP ha sido una experiencia muy enriquecedora. Sin duda es una empresa excelente y estamos muy satisfechos de que el comprador haya sido una de las principales empresas mundiales en el sector. 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