慧聪化工网独家报道：全球化学品分销领导者德国BRENNTAG公司与中国特种化学品分销商华海达企业（香港）有限公司签署并购协议，德国BRENNTAG公司100%收购华海达集团香港公司及其3家中国大陆子公司。

并购分为两步，BRENNTAG将于2017年进行第一笔交易并获得51%多数股权；其余49%股权将于2021年前完成。2017年至2021年期间，双方将以合资方式运营。

德国BRENNTAG 倪建中董事长致词

BRENNTAG集团管理董事局成员及亚太区首席执行官Henri Nejade表示：“本次收购完全符合BRENNTAG在亚太区的发展战略，华海达集团是一家有能力的、成熟的特种化学品运营机构，并拥有一支经验丰富的销售团队，在相关行业为客户提供强有力的技术支持。本次投资补充了BRENNTAG中国公司建立专业分工及各细分行业的目标，如涂料和个人护理品等方面在中国区的业务。”

德国BRENNTAG 刘铧总裁致词

华海达张坚董事致词

华海达董事曾继文致词

华海达集团专注于中国特种颜料、树脂和添加剂等产品的分销，集团总部设在香港，其3家中国大陆子公司分别位于深圳、广州和上海。该公司销售和分销用于涂料、油墨和化妆品等行业的高性能颜料、效果颜料、树脂和高岭土等。此外，华海达集团通过其涂料应用实验室提供增值服务。

BRENNTAG集团并购部董事总经理Anthony Gerace表示：“由于中国汽车业的增长及积极的市场发展趋势，合资企业有望成长。此外，本次并购还为我们提供了加强与重点战略供应商关系的机会，同时我们将看到BRENNTAG中国公司现有客户群的协同效应。”

BRENNTAG和华海达领导敬酒

2016年该业务的总销售额约为2,760万欧元。预计第一笔交易将于接下来的数周内完成，结算条件按合同约定进行。

据慧聪化工网了解，全BRENNTAG公司涵盖了所有主要市场及其广泛的产品和服务组合。公司总部位于德国米尔海姆/鲁尔，在74个国家拥有550多个全球网络。2016年，该公司拥有约15,000名全球员工，销售额达105亿欧元（约116亿美元）。BRENNTAG连接化学品制造商和化学品终端用户，为工业和特种化学品量身定制的分销解决方案，为客户和供应商提供支持。

BRENNTAG拥有超过10,000种产品和世界一流的配送基地，为185,000个客户提供一站式解决方案，包括产品应用技术和其他增值服务，例如交货及时，产品混拼，制订配方，重新包装，库存管理和包装桶回收等。在各个国家的长期经验和本地卓越表现成为全球化学品分销市场的领导者。

以下部分为英文稿件：

Brenntag strengthens footprint in Asia Pacific by acquiring
Chinese specialty chemicals distributor Wellstar Group

Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution, has signed an agreement to acquire in 2 steps 100% of the shares in specialty chemical
distributor Wellstar Enterprises (Hong Kong) Company Limited, Hong Kong, and its 3 Chinese subsidiaries, jointly “Wellstar Group”.

Brenntag will gain a majority stake of 51% with a first tranche in 2017 and the remaining 49% via the second tranche by 2021. In the period from 2017 to 2021, the business will be operated as a joint venture. Wellstar Group focuses on the distribution of specialty pigments, resins and additives mainly across China.

Henri Nejade, Member of the Management Board of Brenntag Group and CEO Brenntag Asia Pacific: “The acquisition perfectly fits into Brenntag’s growth strategy in the Asia Pacific region. Wellstar Group represents a competent and well established specialty chemicals organization. The company has an experienced sales team with broad experience in the relevant industry and offers strong technical competency and support to customers. The investment thus complements Brenntag China’s objective to build up a specialty chemical division for various industry segments, i.e. Coatings and Personal Care.”

Wellstar Group is headquartered in Hong Kong with its 3 Mainland China subsidiaries located in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai. The company sells and distributes high performance pigments, effect pigments, resins and kaolin used in a broad variety of industries among others in the coatings, inks, plastic and cosmetics industry. In addition, Wellstar Group offers value-added services through an application lab for coatings.

Anthony Gerace, Managing Director Mergers Acquisitions at Brenntag Group:“Brenntag considers the joint venture as well-positioned to grow on the back of favourable market trends, such as the growth in automotive industry in China. Moreover, the acquisition gives us the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with a strategic key supplier, and we see synergy potential with our existing Brenntag China’s customer base.”

In 2016, the business generated total sales of approximately 27.6 million EUR. Closing of the first tranche is expected to occur in the course of the next weeks, subject to contractually agreed closing conditions.

About Brenntag:
Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution, covers all major markets with its extensive product and service portfolio. Headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, the company operates a global network with more than 550 locations in 74 countries. In 2016, the company, which has a global workforce of around 15,000 employees, generated sales of EUR 10.5 billion (USD 11.6 billion). Brenntag connects chemical manufacturers and chemical users. The company supports its customers and suppliers with tailormade distribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals. With over
10,000 products and a world-class supplier base, Brenntag offers one-stopshop solutions to around 185,000 customers. This includes specific application technology, an extensive technical support and value-added services such as just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, inventory management and drum return handling. Long-standing experience and local excellence in the individual countries characterize the global market leader for chemical distribution.

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