M&A Deal Summary

China National Chemical Acquires Syngenta AG

On February 2, 2016, China National Chemical acquired chemicals company Syngenta AG for 43.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is China National Chemical’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is China National Chemical’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is China National Chemical’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-02
Target Syngenta AG
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) China National Chemical
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 43.0B USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities
Goldman Sachs
UBS Investment Bank (Financial)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Bär & Karrer (Legal)

Target

Syngenta AG

Basel, Switzerland
Syngenta is a global provider of chemicals and herbicides to enhance crop yields. Syngenta was formed in 1999 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

China National Chemical

Beijing, China

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

ChemChina is a global chemicals company with production, R&D and marketing systems in 150 countries and regions. The company’s main businesses include materials science, life science, high-end manufacturing and basic chemicals. ChemChina is based in Beijing.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-11 KraussMaffei

Parsdorf, Germany

KraussMaffei is a manufacturer of plastics and rubber processing machinery and the market leader in the production of injection molding machines. KraussMaffei originally consisted of four independent, market-leading brands: KraussMaffei, Netstal, Demag, and Berstorff. KraussMaffei is based in Parsdorf, Germany.

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