DuPont Performance Coatings Sold to The Carlyle Group

摘要

In this issue, we take a look at the recent sale of DuPont Performance Coatings to global alternative asset manager, The Carlyle Group. The deal, worth some $4.9 billion, came about as DuPont announced plans to focus on the life sciences as its core business. The new company, renamed Axalta Coating Systems, provides coatings and application tools to the automobile refinish and OEM markets. Coatings World had the opportunity to interview the new leadership team at Axalta (page 54) and find out the company's long-term plans.