Akzo Nobel Stands by Axalta Merger as Nippon Paint Bids EUR7.5 Billion for Decorative Paints Unit
() -- Japanese paint maker Nippon Paint Holdings on Monday confirmed it has offered 7.5 billion euros to acquire AkzoNobel's (AKZA.AS) decorative paints business, about a month after withdrawing its bid with US-based Sherwin-Williams to buy the entire company. The Dutch paint and coatings group said the same day that i