DSM informs market on the announced sale of AOC to Lone Star Funds affiliate

HEERLEN, Netherlands, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, informs its stakeholders that CVC Capital Partners today announced the proposed sale of AOC, in which DSM is a minority shareholder, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.

DSM owns a minority position in AOC through the contribution of its composite resins business in 2015. It is estimated that DSM will receive about €300 million in cash for its entire shareholding following the closing of the transaction. Closure is subject to the customary conditions and approvals. 

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