Treibacher Industrie AG entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tribotecc Metal Sulfides Business, Synthesis Process and Sites of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) in cash on November 5, 2015. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of 2015. BofA Merrill Lynch act edas exclusive financial advisor to Albemarle.

Georg Linde, Susanne Zuehlke, Christina Mann, Sebastian Rabe, Jan-Claudio Muñoz-Gonzalez, Wolfgang Münchow, Patrick Wacker, Johannes Eckhardt, Jörg Walzer, Timothy P. Andree and Maxime de l'Estang of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal advisors for Albemarle. Robert Bachner of Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH acted as legal advisor for Albemarle. Wolfgang Tautschnig of WT Tautschnig Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH acted as legal advisor for Treibacher Industrie.