Akzo Nobel Group

>£1bn



We are pleased to announce that Jamieson has advised the management on the carve out of Akzo Nobel’s specialty chemicals business, now called “Nouryon” from the listed Akzo Nobel Group

The Jamieson team led by Ian Jamieson, John Greenland and Laura Yell advised the AkzoNobel Speciality Chemicals management team throughout the process, which saw Carlyle Group and GIC acquire the business at a valuation of €10.1 billion.

The company, now rebranded under the name Nouryon, is a global speciality chemicals leader headquartered in the Netherlands and produces an array of everyday chemical building blocks ranging from chlorine and salt to ingredients for soap and pesticides. It operates out of 80 countries and employs more than 10,000 people.