03.05.2019
- BASF and LetterOne (L1), a Luxembourg-based consortium of Russian investors, have completed the merger of their oil and gas subsidiaries Wintershall and DEA following all...
27.02.2019
- BASF and Letter One, a Luxembourg-based consortium of Russian investors, are anticipating regulatory approvals for the merger of their oil and gas businesses soon, BASF said at its...
08.08.2018
- EU safeguards for member states whose companies want to invest in Iran – colloquially known as the “blocking mechanism” –officially entered into the bloc’s legal statutes on Aug. 7...
08.01.2018
- The year just ended was marked by a flood of M&A activity also in the distribution sector. Leading the way, German giant Brenntag said it planned to acquire all shares of specialty...
08.01.2018
- On the pharmaceutical side, super-dimensioned M&A activity was somewhat more modest. Many of the deals were between players in the biochemicals segment or conventional drugmakers...
08.01.2018
- The chemical production sector saw more activity than pharmaceuticals in 2017. Beyond the mega-mergers, one of the most significant deals of 2017 was BASF’s announcement in early...
08.01.2018
- Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations, and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a...
08.12.2017
- Confirming reports circulating earlier in the day that a deal was imminent, BASF announced on Dec. 7 that it had signed a letter of intent with LetterOne (L1) to merge its oil and...