If mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity over the last 12 months is anything to go by, then the merchant carbon dioxide CO2 business has come through the economic slowdown with renewed interest.
When delving into the world of mergers and acqusitions (M&A) as applied to the industrial gases industry, it’s worth first understanding the huge capital cost and dynamics that comprise the industry itself.
The competitive landscape of the US industrial gas business has changed considerably over the last decade. In 2001, there was still a plethora of independent distributors and producers, ranging in size from small, local, one...
