Levinstein company

Generally, the chemical industry was able to satisfy its fmancial needs, even in the 1860s. Success in Germany, where companies were allied with banks, that were often in at the start, ensured the much-needed input of fresh capital. Failure in Britain after the 1870s meant that investors there were more wary. This is why Agfa and Bayer were enabled to control Levinstein s firm during 1890-95, and CIBA could acquire Clayton Aniline at a modest price. 

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