Global Chemicals Deals Insights Q3 2018

August 8, 2018

Global Chemicals industry deal activity continued to be robust this quarter with the announcement of two multi-billion dollar Industrial Gases divestitures as critical steps to complete the Praxair/Linde merger. Outside of Industrial Gases, M&A activity remained strong despite sensitive economic factors, such as rising tariffs and NAFTA implications. Interestingly, we started to see the first wave of deals with objectives to institute a plan B in foreign jurisdictions to avoid supply chain disruptions as a result of enforced tariffs.

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