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E••••• F•••• Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire VAC for $1.9 Billion Equity Value

Exit to a strategic buyerannouncedannounced Jun 23, 2026Fact
What happened
Target
V••
Platform
not an add-on on record
Control
unknown
Share acquired
unknown
Industry
energy / energy
Target location
unknown
Seller kind
Sponsor
Rollover
unknown
Values, only where disclosed
Enterprise value
Not disclosed
Purchase price
$1.9B (disclosed by a party)
Equity value
Not disclosed
Target revenue
Not disclosed
Target EBITDA
Not disclosed
Multiple
Not disclosed
Parties and roles
9 named
Buy side
  • E••••• F••••Strategic acquirerconfirmed
    “E••••• F•••• Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire VAC for $1.9 Billion Equity Value”
  • T••• W•••••• T••••••Deal partnerconfirmed
    “T••• T••••••, Managing Partner of A•• P•••••••, added: “Rare earth magnets are essential to both decarbonization and national security, and VAC is a foundational supplier to that critical supply chain.”
Sell side
  • A•• P•••••••Sellerconfirmed
    “Ara is proud to have backed VAC’s growth and intends to remain a committed shareholder, supporting this expanded team as the platform reaches its full potential.” | published on A•• P•••••••'s own news page www.arapartners.com”
Advisory side
  • G•••••• S•••• • C•• L••Buy-side adviserconfirmed
    “G•••••• S•••• • C•• L•• is acting as exclusive financial advisor and Dentons Canada LLP, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer are acting as legal counsel to E••••• F••••.”
  • L••••• • W•••••• L••Legal adviserconfirmed
    “J•••••••• L•• is acting as exclusive financial advisor and L••••• • W•••••• L•• is acting as legal counsel for VAC.”
  • J•••••••• L••Sell-side adviserconfirmed
    “J•••••••• L•• is acting as exclusive financial advisor and L••••• • W•••••• L•• is acting as legal counsel for VAC.”
Side not stated
  • R••• B•••••Managementconfirmed
    ““This is a transformational moment for E••••• F•••• and the global rare earth supply chain,” said R••• B•••••, President and Chief Executive Officer of E••••• F••••.”
  • E••• E•••••Managementconfirmed
    “Dr. E••• E•••••, President and Chief Executive Officer of VAC, stated: “For over a century, VAC has been at the forefront of advanced magnetics and pioneering critical materials.”
  • V••Targetconfirmed
    “E••••• F•••• Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire VAC for $1.9 Billion Equity Value”
Evidence
“E••••• F•••• Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire VAC for $1.9 Billion Equity Value”
Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)confidence 80%recorded Sep 14, 2026
E••••• F•••• Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire VAC for $1.9 Billion Equity Value | Private Equity Intelligence | DFX