Returning to the Americas market after a 14-year absence will represent the major milestone in the company’s 120-year history, says owner and CEO, Stefan Messer.
Two years ago today, with the ink barely dry on Air Liquide’s $13.4bn acquisition of Airgas, the news sensationally broke that Praxair and Linde were in merger talks.
Discussions with various antitrust authorities have resulted in further indications that merger clearances of the business combination of Linde and Praxair could be subject to requirements more onerous than previously expected.
Linde has confirmed that a consortium comprising of the Messer Group and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII have entered into an agreement to purchase the majority of Linde’s gases business in North America and certain...
It has emerged in the last few minutes that a consortium of CVC Capital Partners and the Messer group is in advanced talks to acquire the majority of Linde’s gas business in North America and...
Praxair, Inc., in accordance with its proposed business combination with Linde AG, has signed an agreement to sell the majority of its businesses in Europe to Japan’s Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC).
The merger of Praxair and Linde may have nudged a step closer in the last week after two further antitrust developments.
The $70bn merger of Praxair and Linde has moved another step closer after receiving conditional approval in Brazil, one of the regional markets where the deal was thought to be under particular scrutiny.
Reports suggest the European Commission (EC) has privately outlined its antitrust concerns to Praxair and Linde over the terms of their $70bn merger of equals.
Linde plc and Praxair, Inc. have agreed to implement, in the event of a successful completion of the business combination, for the purpose of simplifying the future group structure under the newly incorporated Linde plc...
