AkzoNobel recently announced that it will further strengthen its African footprint after reaching an agreement with Kansai Paint to acquire its paints and coatings activities in the region.
3M has acquired the technology assets of LeanTec, a provider of digital inventory management solutions for the automotive aftermarket segment in the U.S. and Canada.
Prince International Corp., a portfolio company of American Securities LLC, has completed its acquisition of Ferro Corp. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.1 billion.
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), an independent proxy advisor, has recommended that Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG) shareholders vote for all resolutions at the upcoming IPG annual and special shareholder meeting, including the resolution approving the acquisition of the company by an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.