Westlake Chemical Corp. has completed the acquisition of Hexion Inc.’s global epoxy business for approximately $1.2 billion in an all-cash transaction. 

IMCD N.V. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the business and the subsidiaries of Quelaris Internacional S.A., a LATAM regional raw material distributor with offices in Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru. 

The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced that it has completed the acquisition of AquaSurTech, strengthening the company’s position as a leading provider of coatings solutions in the building products market.

PPG recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the powder coatings business of Arsonsisi, an industrial coatings company based in Milan, Italy. 

Hexion Holdings Corp. has completed the sale of its epoxy-based Coatings and Composite businesses, which includes the epoxy specialty resins and base epoxy resins and intermediates product lines (together, the Epoxy Business), for approximately $1.2 billion to Westlake Chemical Corp.

H.B. Fuller Co. announced that it has finalized its purchase of Apollo, an independent manufacturer of liquid adhesives, coatings and primers for the roofing, industrial and construction markets in the UK.

Vertellus announced it has acquired Polyscope Polymers B.V., a global leader in specialty additives for coatings, electronics applications and engineering polymers.

Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey recently announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of GCA Corp. 

American Colors Inc. of Sandusky, Ohio, announced the acquisition of Colorificio Migliavacca of Bergamo, Italy. 

AG&E Associates PLLC (AG&E), a structural engineering firm headquartered in Texas, has acquired Blue Ridge Design Inc. (BRD), a specialty precast engineering firm based in Winchester, Virginia.