Apollo Global to Buy Univar in $8.1 Billion Deal Including Debt

The deal—one of the biggest recent leveraged buyouts—was struck alongside the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Apollo Global agreed to buy Univar Solutions, a global specialty chemical and ingredients business. Photo: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News

Apollo Global Management Inc. has agreed to acquire chemical company Univar Solutions Inc. for $8.1 billion including debt, in one of the biggest recent leveraged buyouts. 

Shares of Univar were up more than 10% in premarket trading on the news, which The Wall Street Journal first reported early Tuesday.

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