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CVC Capital has your answer: CVC-backed Univar Inc. is purchasing Brazilian commodity chemical distributor Arinos Quimica Ltda. with cash on hand.

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Sao Paulo-based Arinos had revenue of about $100 million last year, while Univar's was roughly $7.9 billion.

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Other recent acquisitions it has made include buying a 42.5 percent stake in chemicals and commodity distributor Univar.

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In 1986, Univar acquired McKesson Chemical to become the largest chemicals distributor in North America.

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Univar was a public company on the New York Stock Exchange until it was acquired by a Dutch company in 1996.

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This summer, Univar was acquired by CVC Capital Partners, a move that Gary E. Pruitt, chairman and CE., says will be good for customers and suppliers and may accelerate the company's plans to expand business in the U.S.,

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Earlier this year, Univar, which ranks at the top of

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Univar was a public company on the New York Stock Exchange until it was acquired by a Dutch company in 1996.

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Turning to other business, the authority awarded the following contracts to the lowest bidders for upcoming projects that include: Univar for water treatment chemical supply at a cost ranging between $7.40 and $303; Lee's Pluming and Excavating Inc. of New Salem at a cost of $10.75 for up to 50-square feet of asphalt and $18.75 per square-foot for concrete to repair roadway utility openings.

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In 1986, Univar acquired McKesson Chemical to become the largest chemicals distributor in North America.

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