Private Equity Firms Get EC Approval For Evonik's Carbon Black Business

摘要

Brussels-The Euro- pean Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition of Evonik's carbon black business by private equity firms Rhone Capital and Triton (PCN, 2 May 2011, p 3). After examining the operation, the EC concluded that the transaction would not significantly alter the structure of the carbon black market as neither equity firm has any ownership interests in any business that produces or sells carbon black.