Sun Capital’s Successful Emerald Performance Exit

Sun Capital’s David Mezzanotte tells Privcap the story of his firm’s most profitable exit-to-date: the 2014 sale of Ohio-based chemicals group Emerald Performance Materials. The company posted a more than three-fold increase in EBITDA in its six years under the firm’s stewardship. He discusses how and why the firm combined several businesses; its bolt-on acquisitions; how it used its operational expertise to improve the company; and why he is still keen on chemical industry investments.