Henkel in Talks With Wendel to Acquire Chemical Maker Stahl
An employee pours a blue pigment base-coat on the rollers of an application machine inside laboratory at a Stahl Holdings factory in Waalwijk, Netherlands.
Photographer: Jasper Juinen/BloombergHenkel AG is in talks with French investment firm Wendel SE on a potential acquisition of Dutch chemical maker Stahl Holdings BV.
It’s uncertain whether an agreement will be reached or whether the acquisition will take place, Henkel said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Any deal would need clearance from the German company’s governing bodies as well as regulatory approval. Wendel also confirmed separately it’s in non-exclusive talks with Henkel.