M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1997-05-25 |
| Target | Quest International |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Buyer(s) | Imperial Chemical Industries |
| Sellers(s) | Unilever |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 4.9B GBP |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926 |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Employees | 25,850 |
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC is a British chemical company.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector (Chemicals) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (Netherlands) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (1997) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-04 |
Huntsman s European Chemicals and Polymers Business
United Kingdom Huntsman's European Chemicals and Polymers Business is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty and commodity chemicals throughout its four principal businesses: polyurethane chemicals (in particular "MDI"), propylene oxide ("PO"), petrochemicals (in particular olefins) and titanium dioxide ("TiO2"). |
Sell | £1.7B |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1894 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Employees | 148,949 |
| Revenue | 50.7B EUR (2020) |
Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning goods and personal care products. Unilever was founded in 1894 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 23 |
| Sector (Chemicals) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 23 |
| Country (Netherlands) | 1 of 5 |
| Year (1997) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 13 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 |
Oxoid Holdings
Basingstoke, United Kingdom Oxoid Holdings Limited was a leading, vertically integrated European microbiology business. The company developed, manufactured and distributed a range of high quality media cultures and related products required for microbiological diagnosis in the clinical, food and beverage industries worldwide. Oxoid was headquartered in Basingstoke, England where the majority of products were manufactured. There were also plants in Germany, Canada and Scotland. |
Sell | £85M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-02 |
Grupo Cressida
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Grupo Cressida with operations across Central America, holds strong market positions in the powder detergents, laundry soap, foods and beverages markets. Its leading brands, which are common across the entire region, include Xedex in powder detergents, Xtra in soap bars and Natura's for foods and beverages. All have had a history of continuous growth based on strong branding and innovation. |
Buy | $314M |
