A $24 billion, trans-Atlantic standoff between two of the world’s biggest paint makers—and two of its oldest companies—is heating up. PPG Industries Inc. Chief Executive Michael McGarry said the Pittsburgh-based paint giant isn’t ruling out a sweetened offer, or a hostile takeover, in its push to buy Dutch rival Akzo Nobel NV. “We’re not...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 05, 2017 15:29 UTC