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January 2014 – Valence Newsletter

  • 2013 H2 proved to be the strongest chemicals M&A market for the last three years
  • Valuations of public chemical companies in US/Europe reached a 15 year high
  • Chemical M&A transaction multiples now at historic average of 8.7x
  • 2014 expected to be the strongest year for chemicals M&A since 2007

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