Valence adviseert INEOS over de overname van N.A. TiO2 Business van Tronox
LONDEN-(BUSINESS WIRE)- De Valence Group trad op als financieel adviseur van INEOS Enterprises, een afdeling van INEOS, bij de aangekondigde aankoop van 700 miljoen dollar van Cristal’s Noord-Amerikaanse titaniumdioxide business van Tronox. Het overgenomen bedrijf bestaat uit twee fabrieken in Cristal’s Ashtabula, OH (VS) complex.
Over INEOS
INEOS is een van ‘s werelds grootste chemiebedrijven en de 50e grootste onderneming ter wereld, met ongeveer 20.000 werknemers in 171 vestigingen in 24 landen. Het is een particulier bedrijf met een omzet in 2017 van 60 miljard dollar en een EBITDA van 7 miljard dollar.
Valence Advises INEOS on Acquisition of N.A. TiO2 Business from Tronox
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Valence Group acted as financial advisor to INEOS Enterprises, a division of INEOS, on its announced $700 million acquisition of Cristal’s North American titanium dioxide business from Tronox. The acquired business comprises two plants located at Cristal’s Ashtabula, OH (US) complex.
About INEOS
INEOS is one of the world’s largest chemicals companies and the 50th largest business in the world, employing around 20,000 people across 171 sites in 24 countries. It is a privately owned company with sales in 2017 of $60bn and EBITDA of $7bn. In addition to its growth in petrochemicals, it has acquired oil & gas fields in the UK, Denmark and Norway and is a top 10 company and the biggest private enterprise operating in the North Sea.
About INEOS Enterprises
INEOS Enterprises comprises a portfolio of businesses manufacturing chemical products in Northern Europe USA and Canada, with sales of €2bn around the world. The business is focused on the developing needs of its customers and rapid growth through investment in new products and manufacturing facilities or by acquisition. It employs c. 2,000 people across sites in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada and the USA. INEOS Enterprises is not part of the INEOS Group Holdings bank group.
About Tronox
Tronox Limited is a vertically integrated mining and inorganic chemical business. The company mines and processes titanium ore, zircon and other minerals, and manufactures titanium dioxide pigments that add brightness and durability to paints, plastics, paper and other everyday products.
About Cristal
Cristal (also known as The National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited) operates eight manufacturing plants in seven countries on five continents and employs approximately 4,100 people worldwide. Cristal is owned 79 percent by Tasnee (a listed Saudi joint-stock company) and 20 percent by Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), a company equally owned by the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), headquartered in Kuwait. One percent of the company is owned by Dr. Talal A. Al-Shair, who also serves as vice chairman, Tasnee and chairman of Cristal.
About The Valence Group
The Valence Group is a specialist investment bank offering M&A advisory services exclusively to companies and investors in the chemicals, materials and related sectors. The Valence Group team includes a unique combination of professionals with backgrounds in investment banking and strategy consulting within the chemicals and materials industries, all focused exclusively on providing M&A advisory services to the chemicals and materials sector. The firm’s offices are located in New York and London.
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