(Reuters) — WL Ross Holdings Corp (WLRH.O) said on Monday it would buy chemicals and plastics distributor Nexeo Solutions Holdings LLC from private equity firm TPG in a deal valued at $1.67 billion.
The deal comprises up to 35 million shares of WL Ross common stock and $1.3 billion in cash and debt.
TPG will retain about 35 percent stake in Nexeo.
TPG purchased Nexeo for nearly $1 billion from U.S. specialty-chemicals producer Ashland Inc (ASH.N) in 2011.
Nexeo, based in The Woodlands, Texas, supplies raw materials used in a number of industries including chemical manufacturing, oil and gas and healthcare.
The company has more than 2,400 employees in North America, Europe and Asia and generated nearly $4 billion in annual sales in its fiscal year ended September 2015.
WL Ross is a blank check company formed by billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for acquisitions.
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