Event Brief
AkzoNobel rejects €13bn bid to gatecrash Dulux deal
Filed: May 27, 2026 at 5:05 AM ET
Summary: AkzoNobel rejects a €13bn attempt by Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams to enter its Dulux merger deal.
WHO: AkzoNobel
WHAT: Rejected an €13bn attempt by Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams to muscle into the Dulux owner’s merger deal
WHEN: May 27, 2026 at 4:29 AM ET
WHERE: Netherlands
WHY: AkzoNobel rejected the €13bn attempt to enter the merger deal between the Dutch group and Axalta.
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