Burlington, Ontario – Opta Group LP, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisors (“Speyside”), a global full-service solutions provider serving the metallurgical, construction and specialty chemical industries, is proud to release its first ESG report.
In December 2024, Opta Group team members completed a thorough evaluation of global initiatives, projects and achievements in the areas of sustainability, social responsibility and ethical governance and their commitment to set targets and impactful goals for the future.
“As a global leader in materials solutions, our operations are guided by a multi-faceted, comprehensive approach to ESG,” stated Rob McKeracher, CEO Opta Group in his letter to shareholders.
Notable achievements include membership in Responsible Steel, the launch of Opta Academy in North America and the Women’s Leadership Form in EMEA, the formation of a Global Compliance Committee (GCC), and the introduction of an Anonymous Ethics Hotline.
McKeracher concluded his letter with, “As we look to the future, our journey is far from over. We remain committed to setting ambitious ESG goals, increasing diversity, expanding leadership programs, and making meaningful contributions to the communities we serve.”
About Opta Group
Opta Group LP, a portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisers, is a global full-service solutions serving the metallurgical, construction, and specialty chemical industries, offering blending, formulation, and process expertise to a diverse range of customers.
Opta Group has over 900 employees worldwide and has sales offices, production, and distribution facilities in eleven countries throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
About Speyside Equity Advisers
Speyside is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market buyout transactions in the manufacturing and value-added distribution sectors. Targeted portfolio companies often possess balance sheet, legal, environmental, labor, or transactional complexity. Speyside Equity focuses on creative transaction structures and is comfortable investing in carve-outs of large multinational companies, industry consolidations, family-owned businesses, bankruptcies and work-outs, and other special situations. Speyside takes an operational approach to creating value in those circumstances. Speyside has completed 30 investments. For more information, please visit speysideequityllc.com.
