Acerinox S.A. (Spain) in its €532m acquisition of 100% of the shares in VDM Metals Holding GmbH from Falcon Metals B.V. and Lindsay Goldberg Vogel GmbH.
Aperam SA (Luxembourg) in its acquisition of ELG, a global leader in collecting, trading, processing and recycling of stainless-steel scrap and high-performance materials, from Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH.
CJ Cheiljedang (South Korea) in its acquisition of a majority interest in Batavia Biosciences B.V.
Covestro AG (Germany) in its €1.6bn acquisition of the resins and functional materials business of Royal DSM.
Daimler AG (Germany) in its spinoff of its trucks and buses businesses to Daimler Truck Holding AG.