Chr. Hansen to sell its Natural Colors Division to EQT
Natural Colors’ products are primarily used in food and beverage applications.
Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark, and the EQT IX fund, Stockholm, said that that EQT has agreed to acquire the Natural Colors Division, a subsidiary of Chr. Hansen. The purchase price amounts to 800 million euros.
According to the companies, Chr. Hansen’s Natural Colors Division serves over 1,600 customers in the food and beverages industry. The division is the global leader in the natural colorants industry in terms of innovation, application, formulation, product portfolio breadth and geographical reach.
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