Surventis Debuts as BASF, Carlyle Close Coatings Deal
The former BASF Coatings business has launched independently under a new name, with familiar brands and a newly announced executive leadership team.
Surventis has launched as an independent global coatings and surface-treatment company, completing its carve-out from BASF as Carlyle’s acquisition of the business closes.
SurventisThe company, formerly BASF Coatings, is majority-owned by funds managed by Carlyle in partnership with Qatar Investment Authority. BASF retains a 40% equity stake in Surventis.
Surventis serves automotive OEM, refinish and industrial customers with coatings and surface-treatment technologies. Its portfolio includes Chemetall®, Glasurit® and R-M® brands.
The company reported approximately €3.9 billion in 2025 sales and employs about 10,700 people. It serves more than 42,000 customers in over 140 countries through a network of more than 30 production and development sites. Surventis is headquartered in Münster, Germany.
Jens Luehring will lead Surventis as CEO. Michael Pontzen serves as chief financial officer, and Ewout van Jarwaarde is chief transformation officer. The executive committee also includes Nils Lessmann, executive vice president of operations for mobility and refinish, along with leaders for the company’s surface-treatment, mobility-coatings and refinish-coatings businesses.
Surventis said its products, technologies, brands and technical teams will remain in place as the company begins operating independently.
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