# Praxair and Linde agree $70bn merger of equals

Praxair, Inc. and The Linde Group signed a definitive agreement for a merger of equals worth $70 billion, combining two major global industrial gases companies.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-06-01
- Value: $70.0B
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial gases
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Linde](https://endata.com/companies/472.md) (acquirer)
- [Praxair](https://endata.com/companies/473.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [gasworld.com](https://www.gasworld.com/story/praxair-linde-70bn-merger-of-equals-to-go-ahead/2082679.article/), 2017-06-01: "Praxair, Inc. and The Linde Group have signed a definitive agreement on a merger of equals worth $70bn."

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