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Sale of Envincio Assets by SantoLubes LLC

ppÌåÓýÖ±²¥ Provides Advisory Services to SantoLubes LLC on Divestiture of Envincio, LLC Assets

April 2014

Envincio and Central

SantoLubes LLC announced the sale of certain assets of its subsidiary, Envincio, LLC, effective April 1, 2014 to Central Garden & Pet Company. As a manufacturer and distributor of natural and synthetic pesticides, Envincio LLC produces products for the professional pest control industry.

ppÌåÓýÖ±²¥’s Chemical and Related Industries Group served as financial advisor to SantoLubes LLC on the divestiture of Envincio, LLC Assets.

About SantoLubes LLC

As a manufacturer of Santovac, Santotrac, and Santolube products, SantoLubes LLC offers unique and innovative synthetic fluids, lubricants, and greases that provide solutions for different applications. Their lines or products are designed to protect critical components in a variety of applications and are used where extreme high temperature, chemical inertness, radiation resistance and difficult lubrication problems are encountered. With a long history of serving aerospace, electronics, aviation, automotive, power, and industrial sectors, SantosLubes LLC lubricants and greases offer cost effective, long-term solutions for components and critical machinery.

About ppÌåÓýÖ±²¥’s Chemical Industry Group and M&A Services

With more than 30 years’ experience, Scott Macon processionals have held senior management positions in the chemical industry and possess significant chemicals investment banking experience. Serving a wide range of clients in the industry, our professionals have transaction experience in both corporate advisory in chemical M&A, valuations, and strategic advisory in public and private capital markets.

We assist clients in all stages of the sale or acquisition process and develop strategy, acquisition parameters and purchase constraints before the initiation of the program. In addition to the outright sale of a company or business unit, ppÌåÓýÖ±²¥â€™s professionals have experience in a wide range of shareholder and liquidity-driven transactions. Our clients have ranged from large global corporations looking to expand their existing operations to private equity funds seeking to build a new or existing portfolio investment.