Saint Gobain, a French building materials company, has struck an agreement with the Burkard Schenker family that would see it take control of Sika. Saint Gobain agreed to buy a 16.1% stake from the Burkard Schenker family. That stake holds a 52.4% stake of Sika’s voting rights. Which is a cheaper option than buying the whole company. A spokeswoman for the firm said, “Saint Gobain is determined to go through with this transaction and is engaged in a long term strategy. “