Platform Specialty Products in advanced talks to sell agricultural unit to Wilmcote
Jun. 11, 2018
Wilmcote Holdings plc has been established with the objective of creating value for its investors through the acquisition and subsequent development of target businesses in the downstream and specialty chemicals sector. The Company is led by Adrian Whitfield in his role as Chief Executive Officer.
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Wilmcote Holdings was established in 2017 to acquire downstream and specialty chemicals assets with a view to deploy a buy-and-build strategy, consolidate sub-scale operators and build out products and customer breadth.
The Company intends to acquire a platform trading asset with an enterprise value in the region of £500 million to £2 billion, headquartered in the UK, Europe or North America. The Directors believe that the opportunity exists to create significant shareholder value through a well-executed buy-and-build strategy along with the implementation of operational improvements.
The Company's Chief Executive, Adrian Whitfield, is an experienced operator of listed chemical businesses with a proven track record of implementing growth strategies through portfolio refocus and optimisation, along with the execution of accretive M&A.