Archive for September 25th, 2009

Unilever buys Sara Lee personal care business for EUR 1.3bn

Posted in Healthcare & Pharma on September 25th, 2009 by Chris Penfold – Comments Off

Simeon Goldstein, packagingnews.co.uk, 25 September 2009

FMCG giant Unilever has made a binding offer to buy the personal care division of US firm Sara Lee Corporation for EUR 1.275bn.

The Anglo-Dutch firm said today the acquisition would add a “strong stable of brands”, such as Sanex, Radox and Duschdas, to a category that it considers a key driver for growth, particularly in Western Europe and Asia.

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