Platform Specialty Products Corporation
| Public | |
| Traded as | NYSE: PAH |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Martin E. Franklin |
| Headquarters | 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, Florida[1], United States |
Key people | Daniel H. Leever (Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)[1] |
| Products | Chemicals, technical services[1] |
| Website | platformspecialtyproducts.com |
The Platform Specialty Products Corporation is a chemicals production corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange.[2]
History
The corporation was founded in 2013 by Martin E. Franklin, with financial backing from Bill Ackman.[3] It produces chemicals used for offshore oil drilling.[1]
The corporation acquired Alent through a merger in June 2015.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Platform Specialty Products Corp". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Platform Specialty Products Corp.". MarketWatch. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- 1 2 Raice, Shayndi; Walker, Ian (July 13, 2015). "Martin Franklin Expands Chemicals Empire With $2.1 Billion U.K. deal: Acquisition is latest in deal-making spree by founder of Jarden and Nomad groups". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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