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Colgate-Palmolive - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Colgate-Palmolive M&A Summary

Colgate-Palmolive has acquired 9 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Colgate-Palmolive’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Laboratoires Filorga for $1.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Colgate-Palmolive Laundry Detergent Business in Colombia to Unilever for $215M. Colgate-Palmolive has acquired in 6 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (78%) and food (12%).

Colgate-Palmolive Business Overview

Where is Colgate-Palmolive headquartered?

Colgate-Palmolive is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is Colgate-Palmolive’s revenue?

Colgate-Palmolive disclosed revenue of 20,101M USD for 2024 and 19,457M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Colgate-Palmolive have?

Colgate-Palmolive has 34,000 employees.

What sector is Colgate-Palmolive in?

Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company.

When was Colgate-Palmolive founded?

Colgate-Palmolive was founded in 1806.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 4

Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

300 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10022
United States,
(212) 310-2000
www.colgatepalmolive.com

Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company that operates in two product segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Company's Oral Care segment markets toothpaste and manual toothbrush brands including Colgate Total, Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief, Colgate Max Fresh, Colgate Optic White and Colgate Luminous White toothpastes, Colgate 360° and Colgate Slim Soft manual toothbrushes and Colgate Optic White, Colgate Total and Colgate Plax mouthwash. Colgate’s Oral Care business also includes pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals. In the Personal Care market, Colgate produces liquid hand soap, which it sells under the Palmolive, Protex and Softsoap brands. Colgate’s Personal Care products also include Palmolive, Sanex and Softsoap brand shower gels, Palmolive, Irish Spring and Protex bar soaps and Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick and Sanex deodorants and antiperspirants. Colgate-Palmolive was incorporated in 1806 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 7 - 1 - - 1 9
vol $2.5B $775M $3.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $215M $215M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Prime100 Pty Ltd 2025-02-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Derrimut, Australia · www.prime100.com.au
Red Collar Pet Foods - Kibble Pet Food Manufacturing Business 2022-09-30 775M USD Divestiture
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Hello Products LLC 2020-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Montclair, New Jersey · www.hello-products.com
Laboratoires Filorga 2019-07-11 1.7B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.filorga.com
PCA Skin 2017-12-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.pcaskin.com
EltaMD, Inc. 2017-12-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Carrollton, Texas · www.eltamd.com
Genie & Scel-O-frais 2014-12-30 - Divestiture
, France
Colgate-Palmolive Soft & Gentle Brand 2012-12-31 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Sanex 2011-03-23 757M EUR Divestiture
Rotterdam, Netherlands · www.sanex.co.uk
Colgate-Palmolive Co., Laundry Detergent Business in Colombia 2011-03-23 215M USD Divestiture
, Colombia
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 7 (78%) 2.5B (77%) 3 (100%) 215M (100%)
Food 1 (11%) 775M (23%) - -
Healthcare Services 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 $3.3B 3 $215M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 875M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  South Carolina 1 775M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Maine 1 100M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
France 1 1.7B 1 -
Australia 1 - - -
Colombia - - 1 215M
Netherlands 1 757M - -
United Kingdom - - 1 -
Domestic 6 (67%) 875M (26%) - -
Cross-border 3 (33%) 2.4B (74%) 3 (100%) 215M (100%)
Total 9 $3.3B 3 $215M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citi
 2
BofA Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
 4
CMS Legal
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.7B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.5B
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $3.3B
Largest Laboratoires Filorga
$1.7B (2019-07-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $215M
TOTAL $215M
Largest Colgate-Palmolive Co., Laundry Detergent Business in Colombia
$215M (2011-03-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Strategic(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Consumer Products

Revenue

20,101   4% 2024
19,457   9% 2023
17,967   4% 2022
17,421   6% 2021
16,471   5% 2020
15,693   1% 2019
15,544   1% 2018
15,454   2% 2017
15,195   6% 2016
16,034   8% 2015
17,277   1% 2014
17,420   2% 2013
17,085   2012
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Employees

34,000

Established

1806

Public

NYSE: CL

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