UK: Avecia Sells Stahl Leather Finishing Business For $338.6m
Global investment group Investcorp has agreed to the buyout of Stahl, a leading manufacturer of speciality chemicals for leather finishing and other specialised coatings and colouration applications, for euro 375 million ($338.6 million). Stahl is one of five operating businesses within the Avecia Group, itself jointly owned by Investcorp and Cinven. The buyout is expected to be completed in January 2002.