Chemicals M&A activity has steadily grown for the past few years, but in 2016, the industry is poised for its biggest year yet. A.T. Kearney's annual report looks back at the year in chemicals M&A and where it is headed.
2. Driven by megadeals,
2016 will be a record
year for chemicals
M&A. Total deal
value could double
2015 levels.
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4. Five factors will drive
future chemicals M&A:
limited organic growth
options, lower oil prices,
portfolio optimization,
activist investors, and
favorable feedstock prices.
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5. North America leads the charge
in chemicals M&A, starting with
the proposed mega-merger of
Dow Chemical and DuPont.
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6. China has risen from
a minor position in
chemicals M&A 10 years
ago to the world’s
second largest
market behind the
United States.
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7. For more information about
A.T. Kearney’s Chemicals
Executive M&A Report 2016,
please visit:
www.atkearney.com/chemicals/
chemicals-executive-m-a-report/2016
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