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Nippon Paint offers $8.6 billion for Akzo Nobel’s paint business
The Tokyo-listed group's shares fell as much as 3.4%, the biggest intraday decline in more than a month, before paring some losses.
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What happenedThe Tokyo-listed group's shares fell as much as 3.4%, the biggest intraday decline in more than a month, before paring some losses.
The headline splitThe Japan Times frames it as "Nippon Paint offers $8.6 billion for Akzo Nobel’s paint business". Bloomberg - Markets frames it as "Akzo Nobel Rejects $8.6 Billion Nippon Offer for Paint Business".
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CenterNippon Paint offers $8.6 billion for Akzo Nobel’s paint business
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Akzo Nobel Rejects $8.6 Billion Nippon Offer for Paint Business
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Akzo Nobel NV’s board rejected an offer from Nippon Paint Holdings Co. for its decorative paints business, and continued to recommend an agreed merger with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
