Leading pigments, colorants and specialty ingredients provider will serve as a platform for future industry investments
Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Vivify Specialty Ingredients in partnership with the company’s current family owner Aakash Shah, who will remain on the Board of Directors, and Vivify management.
This represents the third platform investment closed by Gryphon’s Heritage Fund, a small-cap fund offering launched by Gryphon in 2020.
Based in the US, Vivify is a leading provider of specialty chemicals for colorant and related specialty applications in the personal care & cosmetics, food & beverage, packaging, plastics, coatings, and agriculture industries.
Specializing in organic pigments, dyes, liquid colorants, slip additives, specialty resins, and specialty food ingredients, the company distributes products that are manufactured both domestically and internationally and sold in more than 50 countries.
Through a technical, high-touch salesforce, innovative lab and regulatory support capabilities, and the ability to support short turnaround times, the company supports customer-specific solutions focused on product performance and customized applications.