After the failed merger of Huntsman and Clariant, Clariant's future was guessed. Evonik's name has been mentioned, but the German-based Essen company denied any interest in acquiring Clariant .
According to various media reports, financial investor CVC Capital is considering the acquisition of Clariant shares, for example, it can take over the plastics and coatings sector.Is interesting is that investment company White Tale had blocked the merger with Huntsman had previously requested Since then, White Tale has made a bit of a concession about this need.
Clariant's deal with partners is also under discussion, which requires the dissolution of the group, which is reportedly based in Essen, a company that is Evonik and CVC are old friends. In 2008, The investment company won a share of Evonik and holds a 25.1% stake for some time, however, CVC Capital has gradually parted ways with Evonik and the remaining 4.2% was sold in 2016.
This means CVC has no say in Essen, at least not officially, and Evonik itself has said it has no interest in Clariant and is currently focused on air products ($ 3.8 billion) and the JM Huber silica division (6.3 Billion dollars) on the acquisition.