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    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Akzo warns of painter scarcity as it backs robot to ease labour crunch

      Dulux owner acquires stake in tech start-up as Brexit and pandemic exacerbate worker shortages

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Akzo suspends profit guidance on uncertainty over demand

      Paint maker hampered by lockdowns and real estate crisis in its key market China

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Akzo Nobel hit by China lockdowns and drop in European demand

      Paints and coatings group misses second-quarter earnings forecasts

    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      Akzo Nobel warns of disruption from US truck driver shortage

      Europe’s biggest paint maker is the latest major industrial group to highlight the fallout

    • Monday, 14 March, 2022
      Akzo Nobel expects Russian operations to fold in weeks

      Europe’s largest paint maker reveals toll sanctions are taking on country’s economy

    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      Akzo Nobel warns prices to rise up to 16%

      Owner of Dulux paint brand expects supply chain problems to ease significantly by mid-year

    • Monday, 8 November, 2021
      News in-depthSupply chains
      Gloomy picture for paint highlights depth of supply chain crisis

      Industry reels as soaring costs across sectors hit profit margins

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      Paint prices to soar as cost of raw materials and supply delays rises

      Dutch group Akzo Nobel forecasts situation could last until the middle of 2022

    • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
      Europe’s largest paint maker Akzo Nobel warns on price rises

      Dulux brands’ Dutch owner says increases resulting from demand and supply chain disruptions

    • Monday, 18 January, 2021
      Paint manufacturer Akzo Nobel offers €1.4bn for Tikkurila

      Dutch company’s move for Finnish group aims to trump rival bid from PPG of US

    • Wednesday, 1 May, 2019
      Ex-AkzoNobel specialty chemicals unit predicts single-digit growth

      Dutch group Nouryon gives positive outlook as it posts 4 per cent rise in 2018 income

    • Wednesday, 13 February, 2019
      Akzo confident of meeting takeover defence pledge

      Chief says company on course to hit return on sales financial target made in PPG battle

    • Wednesday, 2 January, 2019
      Akzo Nobel boss optimistic over hitting financial targets

      Europe’s biggest paintmaker looks to keep pledges made in €27bn takeover battle

    • Tuesday, 21 August, 2018
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      US hedge funds join chorus for change at Europe’s conglomerates

      Vocal investors increasingly behind corporate shake-ups on the continent

    • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
      LexEuropean companies
      Ahold Delhaize: on the defensive Premium content

      The supermarket is big enough to let shareholders have their say

    • Friday, 30 March, 2018
      News in-depthWeek in Review
      Week in review, March 31

      Takeda considers Shire bid, Waymo and JLR pair up, Carlyle and Remington’s last shot

    • Thursday, 29 March, 2018
      News in-depthBanks
      Record ‘megadeals’ push global takeovers beyond $1.2tn

      More than half of acquisitions in the first quarter were worth in excess of $5bn

    • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      Carlyle wins fight for Akzo Nobel speciality chemicals arm

      US group sees off rivals in one of Europe’s largest private equity deals in years

    • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
      European companies
      Akzo Nobel confirms ‘milestone’ chemicals deal with Carlyle and GIC
    • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Carlyle wins auction to acquire Akzo Nobel’s speciality chemicals arm
    • Monday, 5 March, 2018
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Akzo Nobel chairman retires after PPG takeover battle
    • Monday, 12 February, 2018
      European companies
      Apollo pairs with Dutch fund in Akzo speciality chemicals bid

      US private equity group teams up with Dutch pension fund for auction of Akzo Nobel unit

    • Sunday, 4 February, 2018
      European companies
      Private equity jostles to clinch Akzo chemicals arm

      Groups in hunt for Dutch business as they look to deploy war chest of cash

    • Thursday, 28 December, 2017
      LexFinancial services
      Activist targets: defence of the realm Premium content

      Playbook for defending companies is old and well-thumbed

    • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Axalta and Nippon Paint abandon deal talks
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