Question 1

What does Solvay do?

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Solvay is a science company that offers chemicals, plastics, and composites.

Question 2

In what sectors does Solvay operate?

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Solvay operates in Advanced Materials, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing.

Question 3

How many companies has Solvay acquired?

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Solvay has made 9 acquisitions between 2002-2015, with a total disclosed deal value of $6.7B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does Solvay make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, Solvay has made about 1.4 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by Solvay?

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Companies acquired by Solvay include Cytec Industries, Ryton, Dhaymers Quimica Fina Ltda, Plextronics, Chemlogics Group, Sunshield Chemicals Ltd, Rhodia, Innogenetics, and 1 more.

Question 6

What are Solvay's major acquisitions?

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Solvay's largest acquisitions include Rhodia ($4.8B, 2011), Chemlogics Group ($1.3B, 2013), Innogenetics ($350.7M, 2008), Ryton ($220.0M, 2015).

Question 7

What is Solvay's largest acquisition?

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Solvay's largest disclosed acquisition is Rhodia for $4.8B (2011).

Question 8

What was Solvay's first acquisition?

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Solvay's first recorded acquisition was Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy in 2002.

Question 9

What was Solvay's most recent acquisition?

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Solvay's most recent acquisition is Cytec Industries, announced July 2015.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for Solvay acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Solvay acquisitions is $1.7B.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for Solvay acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Solvay acquisitions is $825.4M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has Solvay spent on acquisitions?

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Solvay has spent at least $6.7B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 9 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has Solvay spent the most on?

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Solvay has committed the most disclosed capital to Consumer Goods companies — about $4.8B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does Solvay usually acquire in?

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Solvay most frequently acquires companies in Chemical, Manufacturing, Retail.

Question 15

In which sector has Solvay made the most acquisitions?

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Solvay has made the most acquisitions in the Chemical sector.

Question 16

In which year did Solvay make the most acquisitions?

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Solvay made the most acquisitions in 2015, with 2 deals.

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