Specialty chemicals company Celanese Corp is nearing a deal to buy DuPont de Nemours Inc’s mobility and materials unit for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with...
Advent, Carlyle considering bid for DuPont’s $12 bln unit – Bloomberg News
Carlyle Group Inc and Advent International Corp are among several buyout firms considering a bid for DuPont Inc’s mobility and materials unit, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the...
Crystal Crop completes acquisition of 4 hybrid seeds from Bayer
Agro-chemical firm Crystal Crop Protection Ltd (CCPL) on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of four hybrid seeds — cotton, mustard, pearl millet and grain sorghum — from global life sciences firm...
US fund TFCC buys 46% equity in Chennai-based Ramcharan Co for $4.14 billion
In the largest ever clean-energy related investments in India, US-based deep-impact fund TFCC International has entered into a pact to invest $4.14 billion into Chennai-based Ramcharan Co. With this, TFCC will acquire...
IPACKCHEM to acquire and partner with Mullackal
Paris headquartered IPACKCHEM Group announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mullackal Polymers Private Limited, a leading crop protection packaging provider in India. With three facilities in Western...
Tata explores $1 billion sale of U.S. soda ash unit
Tata Chemicals Ltd. is considering selling its U.S. soda ash business, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a string of rivals looking at similar options. The Indian chemicals giant is in early...
Apollo affiliates to buy a Mitsubishi Chemical unit for $759 mln
U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management said funds managed by its affiliates will buy Mitsubishi Chemical’s thermal and emission control protection materials business. The deal, which is expected to...
US-based PE fund CVC Cap leads race to buy Sajjan India
US-based private equity fund CVC Capital is now the frontrunner to acquire Sajjan India Ltd, one of the country’s largest agrochemical makers, having signed an exclusivity pact with the promoters and outbidding...
Lanxess bets on disinfectants with $1.3 billion deal
German specialty chemicals maker Lanxess agreed to acquire International Flavors & Fragrances’ (IFF) microbial control unit for $1.3 billion, in a move to capitalise on buoyant demand for disinfectants and surface...
CCI permits Zuari Agro Chemicals plant’s acquisition by Paradeep Phosphates
Fairtrade regulator CCI on Friday gave a go-ahead to the acquisition of Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd’s Zuarinagar plant by Paradeep Phosphates. As per a combination notice filed with the regulator, as a result of the...
Safex Chemicals acquires Mumbai-based Shogun Organics
Safex Chemicals India Ltd on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Mumbai-based chemical maker Shogun Organics for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will provide Safex with a platform to backward integrate the...
Bayer to kick off sale of $2.4 billion pest control unit this summer – sources
German chemicals group Bayer is preparing to kick off the sale of pest control unit Bayer Environmental Science (BES) this summer with a price tag potentially topping 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion), people close to the...
