https://pitchbook.com/tag/chemicals chemicals en-US Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:45:41 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-chemicals-sectors-prolonged-slump-unsettles-investors Second-quarter results made it clear that the European chemicals sector's long-running downturn will continue, marking an unwelcome turning point. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:45:41 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-chemicals-sectors-prolonged-slump-unsettles-investors https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/carlyle-launches-126b-mega-deal-with-akzonobel ​When private equity firms have money, they're going to spend it. A recent wave of mega-funds is leading to a rise in massive deals. Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/carlyle-launches-126b-mega-deal-with-akzonobel https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/akzonobel-exploring-sale-of-48b-division-as-eu-raises-drawbridge AkzoNobel (AEX: AKZA) has decided to shop its €4.8B specialty chemicals business to potential buyers. But would-be bidders from outside Europe could face greater scrutiny by the European Commission. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/akzonobel-exploring-sale-of-48b-division-as-eu-raises-drawbridge https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-top-6-corporate-investors-in-chemicals-gases Henkel has offered to acquire Darex Packaging Technologies from GCP Applied Technologies for $1.05 billion—potentially its fifth acquisition in chemicals & gases since 2010—but that’s far from... Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-top-6-corporate-investors-in-chemicals-gases