14 Oct 2022 --- Private equity firm Advent International and agribusiness Wilbur-Ellis have combined their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses to form a global distribution platform with combined sales of around €3 billion (US$2.9 billion). Caldic – a global provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals for the life sciences and industrial formulation markets with a major presence in Europe, North America and Latin America – will benefit by increasing its global presence through a merger with Connell, which is a major player in Asia-Pacific.