Santamarina y Steta, SC advises Arkema, a société anonyme in the acquisition of the adhesive laminating business of The Dow Chemical Company

Arkema, a société anonyme (“Arkema”), a global leader in the chemical industry headquartered in France, has a presence in 55 countries and sales exceeding €9.5 billion. As part of its expansion strategy, Arkema acquired the laminating adhesives business of The Dow Chemical Company, for a value of $150,000,000.00 USD, strengthening its commercial presence and expanding its portfolio of innovative solutions.

Santamarina y Steta, SC, under the direction of partner Jorge León Orantes and with the participation of associates Ilse Bolaños Arteaga and Mauricio Garibaldi Bustamante, acted as external legal counsel to Arkema and its Mexican subsidiary, Bostik Mexicana, SA de CV. The transaction was led jointly with Proskauer Rose LLP, which acted as co-counsel and lead advisor in the transaction.