Mergers & acquisitions activity in the chemical distribution industry was high in 2021, but current macro-economic conditions may have a dampening effect on the number of...
21.10.2019
- Saudi Aramco has once again pulled the plug on the imminently expected launch of its long anticipated initial public offering (ipo), which if it ever gets off the ground could be...
11.03.2019
- Entegris and Versum Materials continued to hold onto plans for a $4 billion all-stock merger late last week as Germany’s Merck KGaA continued trying to wedge the two US companies...
02.08.2017
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has hired US investment bank Goldman Sachs as an additional advisor to fend off a campaign by activist investor White Tale to stop the...
23.03.2016
- US private equity firm Bain Capital has sold its remaining 7.9% stake in Netherlands-based specialty chemicals distributor IMCD. Bain placed 4.2 million shares, priced at €31.25...
13.01.2016
- Solvay has hired investment banker Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for the polyamide business it picked up for the most part with the acquisition of Rhodia in 2011, the Belgian...
04.04.2011
- German forklift truck maker Kion is set to make its debut on financial markets with its first ever corporate bond, helping to pave the way for a stock exchange listing in the...
13.01.2011
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, a maker of scientific instruments, is pursuing a sale of two lab-testing divisions that may fetch up to $1 billion, Bloomberg said, citing three people...
