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The cash-and-stock deal announced July 6 would combine the Honeywell spinoff with a supplier of semiconductor and electronics chemicals. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
Solstice Advanced Materials will acquire Element Solutions in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $14.5 billion. The transaction was announced July 6 and is structured to give Element Solutions shareholders $10 cash plus 0.5 Solstice shares per share. The combined company would rank among the largest suppliers in the specialty chemicals sector.
Element Solutions supplies chemicals used in semiconductors, electronics, and automobiles. Solstice was spun off from Honeywell International in October 2025. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Solstice’s exposure to artificial intelligence through electronics, packaging, thermal management, and data-center cooling and refrigerants.
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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americanbanker.comThe company is reducing Xbox headcount by 3,200 positions over the next year. Four studios are leaving the division as part of the restructuring.
thewire.inA coalition including Amnesty International and Save the Children called for governments to require safety checks on AI systems before release. The statement was issued one day before the United Nations holds its first global summit on AI governance.
abcnews.go.comThe Trump administration removed limits on two Anthropic models last week that had been imposed the prior month. It separately asked OpenAI to delay a new series rollout.