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| Acquiring Party | Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), a large distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases and welding, safety and related products. |
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| Transferring Party | The U.S. bulk gas business that Linde AG (LIN.DE), a producer of gases for applications in industry, medicine, environmental protection and research and development |
| Sector | Medical Services |
| Date | November 21, 2006 |
| Analysis The bulk gas divestiture is being made in keeping with Linde's acquisition of BOC. The acquired assets complements the six existing air separation units operated by Airgas. Deal value -- $495m, on $154m of revenues (3.2x) and EBITDA of $55m (9x) | |
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