26.06.2017
- Akzo Nobel cooperated closely with the government of the Netherlands, at least from Mar 9, to fend off the failed bid by US rival PPG to acquire the Amsterdam-based coatings and...
12.06.2017
- US private equity firm SK Capital Partners has acquired D.B. Western, a Texas-based producer of formaldehyde and derivatives, for an undisclosed sum. D.B. Western said its plant in...
04.06.2017
- PPG has decided to walk away from AkzoNobel after a bitterly fought three-month struggle to acquire its Dutch rival. The US paints and coatings group had offered €26.9 billion in...
29.05.2017
- Axalta continues its acquisition trail, this time with an agreement to buy the UK’s Spencer Coatings Group, a leading manufacturer of high-performance industrial coatings for heavy...
10.05.2017
- Akzo Nobel continues to fight to retain its corporate independence, rejecting a third bid from US coatings rival PPG at the beginning of the week just as an activist shareholder...
27.04.2017
- Chinese outbound foreign investment continues to beat records year by year. The Asian powerhouse is investing in overseas markets to acquire advanced technology, know-how and...
26.04.2017
- After robust yet modest chemicals M&A activity in 2016, expectations for the year ahead are high. The value of completed deals in 2016 decreased slightly against 2015 to around...
26.04.2017
- US coatings giant PPG has launched a third and what it called a last friendly bid for rival AkzoNobel. The latest offer is at €96.75 per ordinary share, including dividend. It...