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US: Sherwin-Williams wins antitrust approval to buy Valspar in $11.3 billion deal

By  |  May 28, 2017

Paint-maker Sherwin-Williams has won US antitrust approval to buy US rival Valspar the Federal Trade Commission said on Friday.

To gain antitrust approval, the FTC required the companies to sell Valspar’s North America Industrial Wood Coatings Business, which makes stains, sealants and other products used for kitchen cabinets and other goods.

The FTC, which valued the deal at $11.3 billion, said that the asset sale was needed because just three companies currently make the wood stains and sealants. A merger of two of them, Sherwin-Williams and Valspar, could lead to higher prices for the products.

Sherwin-Williams said in March 2016 that it would acquire Valspar in an all-cash deal.

Valspar’s wood stains and sealants will be sold to Axalta Coating Systems Ltd which will acquire Valspar plants in North Carolina and Ontario, the FTC said. Axalta currently makes coatings for car and truck makers.

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