Specialty chemicals maker Chase Corp. seeking sale - WSJ

Chase Corp. (NYSE:CCF) +5.7% post-market Friday after The Wall  Street Journal reported the specialty chemicals maker is working with financial advisors on a potential sale.

Chase (CCF) has received multiple bids from private equity firms including Pritzker Private Capital, a family-owned investment firm connected to the family of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and others, as well as other industrial companies.

Chase's (CCF) market capitalization totaled ~$1.17B as of Friday's close.

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