Exclusive-ADNOC close to finalising EU remedies for Covestro deal, sources say
Exclusive-ADNOC close to finalising EU remedies for Covestro deal, sources say
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 10, 2025
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 10, 2025
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC is readying remedies to address an EU subsidy investigation into its 14.7 billion euro ($17.2 billion) bid for Germany's Covestro that will likely see it convert a proposed 1.2 billion euro capital hike to a shareholder loan, people familiar with the matter said.
The deal is ADNOC's biggest ever acquisition and one of the largest foreign takeovers of an EU company by a Gulf state.
ADNOC will likely convert the Covestro capital increase to a shareholder loan at market rates, the people said.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)