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Soros/Polymerlatex

M/03/007

Completed

Transaction details

Proposal whereby Soros Private Equity Investors LP would, through intermediaries, acquire all the limited partnership interests in PolymerLatex GmbH & Co KG and the entire issued share capital of PolymerLatex Verwaltungs-GmbH from Bayer AG and Degussa AG.
Case details
  • Notification date:11 March 2003
  • Publication date:11 March 2003
  • Economic sector:Manufacturing - C
  • Economic sub-sector:Manufacturing of rubber and plastic - C.22
  • Outcome:Cleared
Documents
Timetable

Phase One

  • Tuesday, 11 March, 2003 Notification received
  • Friday, 21 March, 2003 Third party submission deadline
  • Friday, 28 March, 2003 Determination issued
Parties Involved

Soros

Investment fund, primarily involved in private equity investments in Western Europe and the United States. Within Ireland, SPEI and its affiliates control* eircom plc and Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd.

 

Polymerlatex

Produces, markets and sells a broad range of lattices (latex), predominantly carpet/moulded foam, paper and specialty lattices.

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