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  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Paint manufacturer Akzo Nobel offers €1.4bn for Tikkurila

    Dutch company’s move for Finnish group aims to trump rival bid from PPG of US

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2019
    Ex-AkzoNobel specialty chemicals unit predicts single-digit growth

    Dutch group Nouryon gives positive outlook as it posts 4 per cent rise in 2018 income

  • Wednesday, 13 February, 2019
    Akzo confident of meeting takeover defence pledge

    Chief says company on course to hit return on sales financial target made in PPG battle

  • Tuesday, 21 August, 2018
    News in-depthInvestor activism
    US hedge funds join call for change at Europe conglomerates

    Vocal investors increasingly behind corporate shake-ups on the continent

  • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
    LexRetail & Consumer industry
    Ahold Delhaize: on the defensive Premium

    The supermarket is big enough to let shareholders have their say

  • Friday, 30 March, 2018
    News in-depthWeek in Review
    Week in review, March 31

    Takeda considers Shire bid, Waymo and JLR pair up, Carlyle and Remington’s last shot

  • Thursday, 29 March, 2018
    News in-depthMergers & Acquisitions
    Record ‘megadeals’ push takeovers beyond $1.2tn

    More than half of acquisitions in the first quarter were worth in excess of $5bn

  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    Chemicals
    Carlyle wins fight for Akzo Nobel chemicals arm

    US group sees off rivals in one of Europe’s largest private equity deals in years

  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    Companies
    Akzo Nobel confirms ‘milestone’ chemicals deal with Carlyle and GIC
  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    Chemicals
    Carlyle wins auction to acquire Akzo Nobel’s speciality chemicals arm
  • Monday, 5 March, 2018
    Industrials
    Akzo Nobel chairman retires after PPG takeover battle
  • Monday, 12 February, 2018
    Industrials
    Apollo, Dutch fund in Akzo speciality chemicals bid

    US private equity group teams up with Dutch pension fund for auction of Akzo Nobel unit

  • Sunday, 4 February, 2018
    Private equity
    Private equity jostles to clinch Akzo chemicals arm

    Groups in hunt for Dutch business as they look to deploy war chest of cash

  • Thursday, 28 December, 2017
    LexInvestor activism
    Activist targets: defence of the realm Premium

    Playbook for defending companies is old and well-thumbed

  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Axalta and Nippon Paint abandon deal talks
  • Monday, 27 November, 2017
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Akzo Nobel snaps up Thai powder coatings specialist
  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2017
    LexCompanies
    Akzo/Axalta/Nippon Paint: more gloss needed Premium

    Japanese group swoops in with offer but shareholders at rival suitor will be relieved

  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2017
    FT Alphaville
    FT Opening Quote – Thomas Cook suffers Spanish price war, Budget day, Whitman to quit HP
  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2017
    Chemicals
    Nippon Paint upends Axalta-Akzo merger talks

    US company and Dutch rival scrap discussions after Japanese group’s all-cash offer

  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2017
    Companies
    Japan’s Nippon Paint makes bid for Axalta
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2017
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Akzo Nobel and US rival Axalta terminate merger talks
  • Monday, 30 October, 2017
    Chemicals
    Akzo confirms merger talks with coatings group Axalta

    Deal will create obstacle to any renewed takeover attempt from PPG Industries

  • Monday, 30 October, 2017
    LexChemicals
    Akzo/Axalta: applying a gloss Premium

    Keeping the US company’s managers on board will make the deal more polished

  • Monday, 30 October, 2017
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Akzo Nobel confirms $30bn merger talks with Axalta underway
  • Friday, 27 October, 2017
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Akzo Nobel and Axalta in $30bn tie-up talks

    Amsterdam-based paintmaker adds to wave of chemicals sector M&A activity

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