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Carlyle to buy DuPont Colors business for $4.9b
The DuPont Co. informed that it was selling the performance coatings unit for $4.9 billion in cash to the Carlyle Group. The DuPont wants to focus on higher gross area such as agriculture and nutrition. The $4.9 billion deal is not a first investment in automotive and industrial segment made by The Carlyle Group. This summer it sealed at least four acquisitions.
