Kirkland Represents Celanese on Acquisition of ExxonMobil’s Santoprene™ TPV Elastomers Business for $1.15 Billion
Kirkland & Ellis advised Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, on its acquisition of the Santoprene™ TPV elastomers business of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), for $1.15 billion. The Santoprene™ business of ExxonMobil is a leading global producer of TPV serving a variety of end-uses including automotive, construction, appliance, medical, and industrial. Celanese will acquire the industry-renowned Santoprene™ brand as part of a comprehensive TPV product portfolio, along with intellectual property, production and commercial assets, and a world-class organization. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners David Feirstein and Romain Dambre and associates Paige Lager, Sandra Lewitz and Yasin Khan and included partner Daniel Wolf, technology & IP transactions partners Daniel Lewis and Todd Herst and associates Bernadette Coppola and Amy Barber, employee benefits partner Adria Crowe, labor & employment partner Risa Salins and associate Jaclyn Schruhl, and tax partner Benjamin Schreiner and associate Liz Allison.
