Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is likely to announce a $13 billion-plus deal for Germany’s Covestro as soon as this week unless an unexpected snag emerges, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Leverkusen-based plastics company announced at the end of June that it would enter into concrete negotiations with ADNOC. After months of canvassing, the oil company announced a possible offer of 62 euros ($69.04) per share, subject to due diligence.
ADNOC and Covestro did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comments.
Covestro finance chief Christian Baier told Reuters at the end of July that there had been progress in the talks and that the negotiations were continuing to be very constructive.
Covestro is the former plastics subsidiary of Bayer, which the pharmaceutical and agricultural group took public in 2015.
