AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paint business in the United Kingdom and Ireland to Endless LLP, an independent private equity house. AkzoNobel has also agreed to sell two Belgian brands to Rieu Investissements S.A., a French producer of coatings.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. has completed the acquisition of the Liquid Coatings Subsidiaries of Inchem Holdings of Inchem Holdings International Limited.
BASF SE, the world’s largest chemicals company by revenue, has made an offer to acquire Ciba Holding AG in a deal valued at approximately €3.8 billion.