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Akzo Nobel CFO Maarten de Vries extends tenure to steer Axalta merger
Akzo Nobel has announced that CFO Maarten de Vries will extend his term by one year to provide stability during the proposed merger with Axalta, ensuring consistent leadership in a pivotal phase for the...
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Mipa: Merger in Switzerland
The Mipa Group is strengthening its presence in Switzerland: On 30 June 2025, Mipa Lacke + Farben AG in Kriessern and Mipa Coatings Schweiz AG in Islikon will merge with retroactive effect from 1 January...
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Acquisitions: “We expect to see a high level of carve-out activity”
Ben Scharff, managing director at Grace Matthews, expands on mergers and acquisitions in the paints and coatings industry. Interview by Damir Gagro
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Cautious and targeted approach to acquisitions
The consolidation in the paints and coatings sector continues. Even though the speed and number of transactions declined last year, M&A activity is not absent. By Damir Gagro.
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Interview: Uncertainty not good for transactions
Ben Scharff, Managing Director, Grace Matthews on the developments of the market over the past twelve months.
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M&A Markets remain robust
It is undoubtedly a dynamic and interesting time for mergers and acquisitions in the paints and coatings industry.
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Arxada completes Merger with Troy
Arxada has announced the completion of the merger with Troy Corporation, a global leader in microbial control solutions and performance additives.
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LSI rebrands as Arxada and agrees to merge with Troy
The agreement with Troy represents the first strategic deal by Arxada, formerly known as Lonza Specialty Ingredients or LSI, and will broaden the company’s portfolio and geographical footprint.
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M&A: Breakout after the outbreak?
More than a year after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) momentum is picking up noticeably in the coatings industry. What does the market look like? And what does...
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New podcast episode: The European coatings market
In the new podcast episode Ezio Braggio, Vice President of the Chemquest Group shares his views about the current European market and what challenges and developments lie ahead and what role the pandemic...
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CIN and Boero – a new alliance in the coatings industry
The Portuguese coatings manufacturer CIN will take over the Italian coatings company Boero Group. Both companies have been partners already for some years. Both companies combine an annual revenue of around...
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Geholit+Wiemer becomes part of the Kabe Swiss Group
Geholit+Wiemer now belongs to the Swiss Kabe Swiss Group as of January 2021. The Bubenhofer family has acquired all shares in the German, medium-sized manufacturer of coating materials as part of a succession...
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2021 will see large numbers of deals brought to closing
Covid-19 will drive consolidation in specific sectors of the chemicals industry, says Dr Otto Schulz, Partner and Head of Chemicals Practice at EY-Parthenon, a strategy consulting organisation. The paints...