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UPL’s arm signs definitive agreement with Platform Specialty Products

23 Jul 2018 Evaluate

UPL’s wholly owned subsidiary -- UPL Corporation (UPL Corp) Mauritius --  has signed a definitive agreement with Platform Specialty Products Corporation to acquire Arysta LifeScience Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively 'Arysta'), a global provider of innovative crop protection solutions, including  BioSolutions and Seed Treatment, for around $4.2 billion in cash consideration, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

The Board of Directors of the company has approved this acquisition in its meeting held on July 20, 2018.

UPL is global player of crop protection products has customer base in 123 countries. It has subsidiary offices in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, South Africa, USA, UK, Vietnam and Zambia.


Peers
Company Name CMP
UPL 550.00
PI Industries 2388.40
Bayer CropScience 3715.95
Sharda Cropchem 750.00
Sumitomo Chem. India 446.15
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