Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters in 2007. US chemical giant Dow Chemical has announced that it is to buy Philadelphia-based rival Rohm and Haas. Dow is paying  $78 per share, a 74 percent premium, which makes the agreement worth around $15.3 billion, or $18.8 billion after adjustments are made for assumed debt. The deal has been agreed unanimously by the boards of both companies, and will be partially funded by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the Kuwait Investment Authority.
Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters in 2007. United States chemical giant Dow Chemical has announced that it is to buy Philadelphia-based rival Rohm and Haas. Dow is paying US $78 per share, a 74 percent premium, which makes the agreement worth around $15.3 billion, or $18.8 billion after adjustments are made for assumed debt. The deal has been agreed unanimously by the boards of both companies, and will be partially funded by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the Kuwait Investment Authority.
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