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Platform Specialty Products (PAH) Confirms Sale of Arysta LifeScience to UPL

July 20, 2018 7:46 AM EDT

Platform Specialty Products Corporation (NYSE: PAH) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Agricultural Solutions business, which consists of Arysta LifeScience Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Arysta), to UPL Corporation Ltd. (UPL) for $4.2 billion in cash, subject to customary closing conditions, adjustments and regulatory approvals. The agreement values Arysta on a debt free, cash free basis and is subject to customary working capital and other adjustments. This transaction represents the achievement of Platforms objective of separating its Agricultural Solutions and Performance Solutions businesses, while establishing a pre-eminent global off-patent crop... More