Clariant AG said it sold three out of five businesses put up for disposal to U.S. buyout firm SK Capital Partners for 502 million Swiss francs ($550 million), beating a deadline it set for the end of 2013. Photographer: Charles Ellena/Bloomberg News
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Clariant AG said it sold three out of five businesses put up for disposal to U.S. buyout firm SK Capital Partners for 502 million Swiss francs ($550 million), beating a deadline it set for the end of 2013. Photographer: Charles Ellena/Bloomberg News