07.01.2016
- Bayer has finalized the sale of its Diabetes Care business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings. The deal, which was previously announced in June last year, was closed on Jan. 5. The...
05.01.2016
- US specialty chemical company Solenis has completed its acquisition of Brazil’s Quimatec Produtos Quimicos and its logistics provider Locatec de Araraquara. Financial details were...
23.12.2015
- Bayer is likely to seek a major life sciences M&A deal in the next few years, banking sources have told the news agency Reuters. The German group’s absence from a recent wave of...
18.12.2015
- The third week of December was a busy one for AstraZeneca. Just days after the British-Swedish drugmaker confirmed talks with privately owned biotech Acerta Pharma about an...
14.12.2015
- Dow Chemical has signed agreements to restructure its 50:50 joint venture with Dow Corning and take 100% ownership of the silicon company. Dow’s board of directors has unanimously...
14.12.2015
- Three days after rumors surfaced of a possible merger between Dow and DuPont, the US chemical giants confirmed the all-stock deal, which they said would create a new entity named...
11.12.2015
- Brenntag has agreed to purchase South African specialty distributor Plastichem for an undisclosed sum. The deal gives Brenntag a key position in the polymers industries in South...
10.12.2015
- Solvay has become the world’s second largest player in composite materials for aerospace following the completion of its purchase of Cytec. CEO Pierre Clamadieu said Solvay will...
