M&A Deal Summary

Akzo Nobel Acquires Imperial Chemical Industries

On January 2, 2008, Akzo Nobel acquired chemicals company Imperial Chemical Industries for 8.0B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Akzo Nobel’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Akzo Nobel’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Akzo Nobel’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-02
Target Imperial Chemical Industries
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Akzo Nobel
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 8.0B GBP

Target

Imperial Chemical Industries

London, United Kingdom
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC is a British chemical company.

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Buyer

Akzo Nobel

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1646
Sector Chemicals
Employees35,700
Revenue 10.7B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Akzo Nobel is a producer of decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Akzo Nobel was founded in 1646 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 8
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-19 Organon BioSciences N.V.

Oss, Netherlands

Organon BioSciences N.V. is a human health business, and Intervet, an animal health business. It also includes Nobilon, a human vaccine development unit, and Diosynth, a third-party manufacturing unit of Organon.

Sell €11.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-23 Akzo Nobel - Iron Coagulant Business

Denmark

Akzo Nobel - Iron Coagulant Business in Sweden, Norway and Denmark comprises operations that engage in the sales of iron coagulants used for water treatment purposes. The business is located in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

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