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Akzo Nobel Confirms Receiving EUR7.5 Billion Offer for Paint Business from Nippon

MT Newswires·07/12/2026 23:18:31
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11:18 PM EDT, 07/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Akzo Nobel (AKZA.AS) on Monday confirmed that it received a 7.5 billion-euro offer from Nippon Paint Holdings for its decorative paints business. Bloomberg News reported Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the matter, that the Dutch paint and coatings company received multiple offers from Nippon Paint in the past month. The latest offer with the 7.5 billion-euro valuation was made in the previous week. The sources said Akzo Nobel's management has not engaged with Nippon regarding the offer. Akzo Nobel noted in a release that no specific details regarding the potential acquisition have been agreed so far. Akzo Nobel and Nippon Paint did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' requests for comment.