# Solstice Advanced Materials to acquire Element Solutions for $14.5B

Solstice Advanced Materials and Element Solutions announced a definitive agreement for Solstice to acquire Element in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5 billion, including the assumption of net debt. The combined company would have 2025 net sales of approximately $6.8 billion.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-07-06
- Where: Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States
- Value: $14.5B
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced materials, electronics chemicals, thermal management solutions
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Element Solutions Inc](https://endata.com/companies/39183.md) (target)
- [Solstice Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/88861.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000110465926080614/tm2619788d4_ex99-1.htm), 2026-07-06: "Solstice Advanced Materials and Element Solutions today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Solstice to acquire Element in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5 billion."
- [ir.elementsolutionsinc.com](https://ir.elementsolutionsinc.com/Investors/news/news-details/2026/Solstice-Advanced-Materials-to-Acquire-Element-Solutions-Creating-an-Industry-Leading-Advanced-Materials-Platform-Aligned-to-Serving-Attractive-Secular-Growth-Markets/default.aspx), 2026-07-06: "Solstice Advanced Materials (Nasdaq: SOLS) and Element Solutions (NYSE: ESI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Solstice to acquire Element in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5 billion, including the assumption of net debt."
- [chemeurope.com](https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1189164/two-speciality-chemicals-companies-join-forces.html), 2026-07-08: "Overall, we believe the combined company will be very well-positioned to benefit from generational tailwinds in high-growth end markets."
- [contractingbusiness.com](https://www.contractingbusiness.com/industry-news/news/55389379/solstice-to-acquire-element-solutions-in-145b-deal), 2026-07-08: "Solstice Advanced Materials announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Element Solutions in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5 billion"
- [semiconductorindustrymonthly.com](https://semiconductorindustrymonthly.com/solstice-advanced-materials-to-acquire-element-solutions-in-14-5b-deal/), 2026-08-03: "Solstice Advanced Materials, a global specialty materials company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Element Solutions in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5 billion."
- [dakotaprivatemarkets.com](https://www.dakotaprivatemarkets.com/joe-blog/top-10-material-transactions-july-2026), 2026-08-21: "The deal creates an industry-leading advanced materials platform with approximately $6.8 billion in combined 2025 net sales."

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