International Chemical Investors Group
International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) is a privately held evergreen industrial holding founded in 2004 by Dr. Achim Riemann and Patrick Schnitzer that acquires chemical and pharmaceutical businesses, mostly carve-outs from majors, and develops them long term under platforms such as WeylChem (fine chemicals), Vynova (chlorovinyls), Benvic (compounds), HCS Group (hydrocarbons), Catexel (care chemicals) and Stockhausen (superabsorbents). The group is headed by ICI Holding SE in Frankfurt (HRB 132939), generates sales in excess of EUR 2.8bn with around 5,950 employees across 45+ plants, and publishes no capital or AuM figure. Its CordenPharma CDMO platform was sold to Astorg in 2022 for more than EUR 2.5bn.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 21 portfolio companies (18 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund International Chemical Investors Group has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
ICIG EvergreenEvergreen2004 · 22yr18 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
18 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascribe Bioscience | Industrials | United States | 2025 |
| B'ZEOS | Industrials | Norway | 2024 |
| Benvic | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Catexel | Industrials | Germany | 2023 |
| Cellugy | Industrials | Denmark | 2024 |
| Corden BioChem | Industrials | Germany | 2016 |
| Envirocat Alkoxides | Industrials | Germany | 2023 |
| HCS Group | Industrials | Germany | 2023 |
| inprotec | Industrials | Germany | 2022 |
| Licit Solutions | Industrials | Germany | 2025 |
| Mevaldi | Industrials | Netherlands | 2025 |
| MSSA Metaux Speciaux | Industrials | France | 2023 |
| Octet Scientific | Industrials | United States | 2025 |
| Plastformance | Industrials | Germany | 2023 |
| Sachtleben Functional Additives | Industrials | Germany | 2026 |
| Stockhausen | Industrials | Germany | 2024 |
| Vynova Group | Industrials | Belgium | 2015 |
| WeylChem | Industrials | Germany | 2005 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calaire Chimie | Industrials | France | 2012 | 2013 | Trade Sale | – | |
| CordenPharma | Pharma | Germany | 2006 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |
| Miteni | Industrials | Italy | 2009 | 2018 | – | – | – |
Saved GPs appear in your watchlist, one click from your workspace.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
Similar firms
Other private equity firms tracked on GP Intel.
Germany·€18.5BGermany·€12.0BGermany·€7.0BGermany·€5.8BGermany·€5.0BGermany·€5.0BGermany·€5.0BGermany·€3.0BGermany·€3.0BGermany·€2.7BGermany·€2.5BGermany·€2.4B