Platform Specialty Products Corporation

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
 Rakesh Sachdev (Chief Executive Officer)[1]
Products Chemicals, technical services[1]
Revenue
  • Increase $2.542 billion (2015)[2]
  • Increase $0.843 billion (2014)[3]
Website platformspecialtyproducts.com

The Platform Specialty Products Corporation is a chemicals production corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange.[4]

History

The corporation was founded in 2013 by Martin E. Franklin, with financial backing from Bill Ackman.[5] It produces chemicals used for offshore oil drilling.[1]

The corporation acquired Alent through a merger in June 2015.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Platform Specialty Products Corp". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Platform Specialty Products Corp, Form 10-K, Filing Date Mar 11, 2016" (PDF). shareholder.com. Retrieved Apr 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Platform Specialty Products Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Financial Results". Platform Specialty Products Corporation. Retrieved Apr 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Platform Specialty Products Corp.". MarketWatch. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  5. 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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