Dechert advised the French chemicals group Arkema in connection with its project to acquire Fixatti, the Swiss-Belgian group that specializes in producing high-performance thermobonding adhesive powders.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, pending approval from antitrust authorities in the relevant countries.
Dechert’s multi-disciplinary team advised Arkema on the following aspects:
- M&A: Ermine Bolot, Partner, assisted by Pierre-Henri Brieau, Associate and the M&A teams in Beijing, Brussels, Philadelphia and Munich;
- Antitrust: Laurence Bary, National Partner (Paris), and Clemens York, Partner (Frankfurt).
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