SEC Form SC 13G filed by Atotech Limited

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SC 13G 1 d263388dsc13g.htm SC 13G SC 13G

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant

to § 240.13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed

Pursuant to § 240.13d-2

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. )*

Atotech Limited

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.10

(Title of Class of Securities)

G0625A105

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)

☐ Rule 13d-1(c)

☒ Rule 13d-1(d)

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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ITEM 1.

(a) Name of Issuer:

Atotech Limited (the “Issuer”)

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

William Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 0BG, United Kingdom

ITEM 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing:

Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” This statement is filed on behalf of:

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.

Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C.

CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.

TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C.

TC Group VI Cayman, L.P.

Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P.

CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.

CEP IV Managing GP, L.P.

Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P.

CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR.

CAP IV, L.L.C.

CAP IV General Partner, L.P.

Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.

Gamma Holding Company Limited

(b)

Address or Principal Business Office:

The address for each of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., CEP IV General Partner, L.P., Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P. and Gamma Holding Company Limited is c/o Walkers, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9001, Cayman Islands. The address for CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR is c/o The Carlyle Group, 2, avenue Charles de Gaulle, L-1653 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The address for each of the remaining Reporting Persons is c/o The Carlyle Group Inc., 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 220 South, Washington, D.C. 20004-2505.


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(c)

Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:

Each of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., CEP IV General Partner, L.P., Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P. and Gamma Holding Company Limited is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P. is organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR is organized under the laws of Luxembourg. Each of the remaining Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.10 per share (“Ordinary Shares”).

(e)

CUSIP Number:

G0625A105

ITEM 3.

Not applicable.


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ITEM 4.

Ownership.

(a-c)

The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares of the Issuer as of December 31, 2021, based upon 194,695,832 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2021, based on the Issuer’s current report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2021.


Reporting Person	Amount beneficially owned		Percent of class:			Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
The Carlyle Group Inc.		158,062,903		81.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.		158,062,903		81.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C.		158,062,903		81.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.		158,062,903		81.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.		158,062,903		81.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.		158,062,903		81.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C.		93,841,130		48.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
TC Group VI Cayman, L.P.		93,841,130		48.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
TC Group VI Cayman Holdings, Ltd.		93,841,130		48.2	%		0		158,062,903		0		158,062,903
CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.		40,937,384		21.0	%		0		40,937,384		0		40,937,384
CEP IV Managing GP, L.P.		40,937,384		21.0	%		0		40,937,384		0		40,937,384
Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P.		40,937,384		21.0	%		0		40,937,384		0		40,937,384
CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR		40,937,384		21.0	%		0		40,937,384		0		40,937,384
CAP IV, L.L.C.		18,894,189		9.7	%		0		18,894,189		0		18,894,189
CAP IV General Partner, L.P.		18,894,189		9.7	%		0		18,894,189		0		18,894,189
Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.		18,894,189		9.7	%		0		18,894,189		0		18,894,189
Gamma Holding Company Limited		18,894,189		9.7	%		0		18,894,189		0		18,894,189

Includes 93,841,130 shares held by Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., 40,937,384 shares held by CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR, and 18,894,189 shares held by Gamma Holding Company Limited.

The Carlyle Group Inc., which is a publicly traded entity listed on Nasdaq, is the sole member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C., which, with respect to the securities reported herein, is the managing member of CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., which is the sole shareholder TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., which is the general partner of Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P.


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TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. is also the sole shareholder of CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. and the sole member of CAP IV, L.L.C. CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. is the general partner of CEP IV Managing GP, L.P., which is the managing general partner of Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P., which is the majority shareholder of CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR.

CAP IV, L.L.C. is the general partner of CAP IV General Partner, L.P., which is the general partner of Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P., which is the majority shareholder of Gamma Holding Company Limited.

Accordingly each of these entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR, and by Gamma Holding Company Limited. Each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.

ITEM 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.

Certification.

Not applicable.


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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 11, 2022


The Carlyle Group Inc.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Curtis L. Buser
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.
By: The Carlyle Group Inc., its sole member

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Curtis L. Buser
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Curtis L. Buser
Title:		Managing Director

CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Curtis L. Buser
Title:		Managing Director

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.
By: CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Curtis L. Buser
Title:		Managing Director


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TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.
By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner
By: CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Curtis L. Buser
Title:		Managing Director

TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Authorized Person

TC Group VI Cayman, L.P.
By:		TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Authorized Person

Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P.
By: TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., its general partner
By:		TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Authorized Person

CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.

By:		/s/ Anat Holtzman
Name:		Anat Holtzman
Title:		Manager

CEP IV Managing GP, L.P.
By: CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., its general partner

By:		/s/ Anat Holtzman
Name:		Anat Holtzman
Title:		Manager


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Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P.
By: CEP IV Managing GP, L.P., its general partner
By: CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., its general partner

By:		/s/ Anat Holtzman
Name:		Anat Holtzman

CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR
Represented by Andrew Howlett-Bolton, and William Cagney, as Managers

By:		/s/ Andrew Howlett-Bolton
Name:		Andrew Howlett-Bolton

By:		/s/ William Cagney
Name:		William Cagney

CAP IV, L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Norma Kuntz
Name:		Norma Kuntz
Title:		Authorized Person

CAP IV General Partner, L.P.
By: CAP IV, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Norma Kuntz
Name:		Norma Kuntz
Title:		Authorized Person

Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.
By: CAP IV General Partner, L.P., its general partner
By: CAP IV, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Norma Kuntz
Name:		Norma Kuntz
Title:		Authorized Person

Gamma Holding Company Limited

By:		/s/ Norma Kuntz
Name:		Norma Kuntz
Title:		Director


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LIST OF EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description

24		Power of Attorney.

99		Joint Filing Agreement.

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Names of Reporting Persons

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ☐ (b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware