M&A activity in chemical industry to persist in 2017: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in the chemical industry have remained robust. Year 2016 will be known as the year of mega deals, with the value of chemical M&A totaling $ 46.9 billion. This is lower than the $ 65 billion in 2015, for those over $ 25 million in size, according to Young & Partners. If the DuPont-Dow Chemical deal had come through in 2016, it would have helped close the gap with 2015. In terms of volume of transactions, more than 61 deals over $ 25 million in size were completed through Q3 2016 versus 91 deals