Diversey, Inc. is a provider of cleaning and hygiene products - serving customers in the hospitality, healthcare, food and beverage, food service, retail and facility management sectors. It integrates chemicals, floor care machines, tools and equipment, with a wide range of technology based value-added services, food safety services and water and energy management.
Formerly JohnsonDiversey, Inc., Diversey was a brand of Sealed Air Corporation, under its Diversey Care Division, until its acquisition by Bain Capital in September 2017. Diversey is now a standalone company that includes the former Diversey Care division and the food hygiene solution business that was part of the Sealed Air Food Care division.
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History
Diversey Corporation was founded in Chicago in 1923. In 1978, it was acquired by Molson. In 1996 it was acquired from Molson by Unilever, who merged it with its professional cleaning arm to form DiverseyLever. Johnson Wax Professional acquired the company from Unilever in 2002, and it became known as JohnsonDiversey, Inc. Johnson Wax Professional was a subsidiary of S. C. Johnson & Son until 1999, when it was spun off. In November 2009, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired 46 percent of Diversey, Inc.
In February 2010, Curt Johnson stepped down as the head of Diversey, Inc. following allegations of repeated sexual assault of a child. In March 2010, the name changed again to Diversey, Inc., with a new tagline, "for a cleaner, healthier future."
In June 2011, Sealed Air announced that it was purchasing Diversey Holdings for $4.3 billion (9.5x 2010 Adj. EBITDA of $452mm), and the deal was completed in October that year. Diversey President and CEO Edward Lonergan continued to lead Diversey after the Sealed Air acquisition. The Carlyle Group bought Diversey G.K., "Diversey Japan" (an indirect subsidiary of Diversey, Inc.) in November 2012.
Riley Construction named Diversey's headquarters a LEED-Gold Certified green building.
During its time under Sealed Air, Diversey Care focused on a strategy of technological innovation. This included the launch of the first global range of commercial cleaning robots across the US and Europe, and a digital food safety management platform that helps organizations to achieve regulatory compliance in the food industry.
In March 2017, Bain Capital announced that it was purchasing the Diversey Care division of Sealed Air for $3.2 billion, with the intention of running Diversey as a standalone company. In August 2017, Dr. Ilham Kadri was named as the President & CEO of the new Diversey business, and the sale was completed in September 2017.
Diversey's headquarters is based in Charlotte North Carolina.
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See also
- Ecolab
References
External links
- Official website
- Diversey Germany
- TASKI Intellibot Germany
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