Great fit for Chemtrade

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CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $14.34 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics.com; Units outstanding: 30.7 million; Market cap: $439.8 million; Dvd. yield: 8.4%) has agreed to buy Marsulex (Toronto symbol MLX) for $419.5 million. Marsulex provides environmental services that include controlling air quality and treating and handling industrial byproducts and hazardous waste. The company also makes and sells chemicals. Marsulex nicely complements Chemtrade, which removes byproducts from resource production and processes them into useful chemicals. Moreover, Chemtrade is already very familiar with Marsulex. That lowers the risk of unpleasant surprises. The company expects Marsulex to immediately add to its cash flow per unit, even without accounting for savings from eliminating overlapping functions. The deal must be approved by 60% of Marsulex’s shareholders. However, Birch Hill Equity Partners Management, which owns 60% of Marsulex’s shares, has agreed to vote in favour. Chemtrade Logistics is a buy. buy…