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SABIC Acquires 24.99% Stake in Clariant

26.01.2018 - In a surprise move, Saudi Arabian petrochemicals and plastics producer SABIC has stepped in as a white knight to rescue Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant from the jaws of...

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SIX Claims Clariant Breached Disclosure Rules

15.01.2018 - Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX is investigating specialty chemicals producer Clariant on grounds it may have breached the market’s ad hoc disclosure requirements when launching...

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Clariant Moves on from Failed Merger

27.11.2017 - Following a supervisory board meeting and a first face-to-face encounter with activist investor White Tale last week, Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant said it would...

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White Tale Tells Clariant its Terms

31.10.2017 - Following Swiss speciality chemicals producer Clariant’s decision last week to back away from the $20 bn merger with Huntsman announced in May – citing uncertainty over gaining the...

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White Tale Boosts Clariant Stake to Scupper Huntsman Deal

25.09.2017 - Activist investor White Tale has boosted its stake in Clariant to 15.1% from 5.13% in early July as it continues to try and scupper the proposed $20 billion merger with Huntsman...

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Clariant Hires Goldman Sachs to Avert Activist Action

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...

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Clariant Could Divest 25% of Portfolio in Merger

28.07.2017 - Clariant may be willing to divest 25% of its portfolio, including its Pigments and Masterbatches businesses, following the planned $20 billion merger with US family-owned chemical...