German chemical giant Henkel acquires Dutch specialty coatings company Stahl Holdings BV

Gelonghui, February 4th | German chemical giant Henkel has agreed to acquire Dutch specialty coatings company Stahl Holdings BV from French private equity firm Wendel SE for 2.1 billion euros (2.5 billion US dollars). Wendel stated that minority shareholders BASF SE and Clariant AG, who together hold more than 30% of Stahl, will also sell their shares.