“Through hard work, professionalism and lots of team effort, we carved out the divested business.” EPI-USE Labs Landscape Transformation Services help cement LafargeHolcim mergerThe Merger and Divestiture In April 2014, Holcim and Lafarge, two independent companies, announced a merger. With a combined market value exceeding $50 billion, their merger was the second largest announced in 2014 worldwide. Since a merger of this scale would raise regulatory concerns, Holcim decided to divest part of its business. The divestments accounted for 10 to 15% of the company’s EBITDA. The Challenge There were several forces at play throughout: • Dependency of the LafargeHolcim merger on the successful completion of the divestment project • On-going negotiations with the buyer of the divested

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