Belgian chemical giant Solvay has turned to Davis Polk & Wardwell to help it get into the shale business through its $1.3 billion buy of Chemlogics Group, a U.S. specialty chemicals company partly owned by the private investment arm of JPMorgan Chase.

Solvay, one of the world’s largest chemical manufacturers, will use its all-cash acquisition of Chemlogics to expands its offerings in the oil and gas industry, according to news reports and a press release announcing the deal Monday.