Deals
Dow Chemical, DuPont Are in Late-Stage Merger Talks
- Deal would be followed by breakup into two or three businesses
- Transaction would be the largest in the chemicals industry
Where's the Value in a DuPont-Dow Chemical Deal?
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Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., two historic giants of American industry, are considering a merger that would ultimately dismantle both along lines proposed by activist investors over the past two years.
With more than 300 years of combined history, the chemical companies are in talks to combine in a deal that may be valued at about $120 billion. That would be the industry’s largest merger ever and the latest mega-deal in a year of mega-deals.