BFW 07/13 02:01 *PLATFORM SPECIALTY SAID NEAR DEAL TO BUY ALENT FOR $2.3B: WSJ
Platform Specialty Said Near Deal to Buy Alent for $2.3b: WSJ
2015-07-13 02:09:28.494 GMT
By Theo Mullen
(Bloomberg) -- Platform Specialty Products is said to be
near a $2.3b deal to buy U.K.-listed specialty-chemicals maker
Alent, WSJ said, citing people familiar.
* Platform said to agree to pay about $7.80/shr, with 78% of
the consideration in cash and 22% in shrs: WSJ
* Announcement may come as early as tomorrow
* Alent has two U..S. units, Enthone and Alpha
* Platform plans to combine Enthone with its MacDermid unit
* Story: http://on.wsj.com/1NZgyz9
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2015-07-13 02:09:28.494 GMT
By Theo Mullen
(Bloomberg) -- Platform Specialty Products is said to be
near a $2.3b deal to buy U.K.-listed specialty-chemicals maker
Alent, WSJ said, citing people familiar.
* Platform said to agree to pay about $7.80/shr, with 78% of
the consideration in cash and 22% in shrs: WSJ
* Announcement may come as early as tomorrow
* Alent has two U..S. units, Enthone and Alpha
* Platform plans to combine Enthone with its MacDermid unit
* Story: http://on.wsj.com/1NZgyz9
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