Reckitt Benckiser Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Reckitt Benckiser Group M&A Summary

Reckitt Benckiser Group has acquired 17 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Reckitt Benckiser Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Mead Johnson Nutrition for $17.9B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold RB Food to McCormick for $4.2B. Reckitt Benckiser Group has acquired in 6 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (48%) and medical products (12%).

Reckitt Benckiser Group Business Overview

Where is Reckitt Benckiser Group headquartered?

Reckitt Benckiser Group is headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom.

What is Reckitt Benckiser Group’s revenue?

Reckitt Benckiser Group disclosed revenue of 14,607M GBP for 2023 and 14,453M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Reckitt Benckiser Group have?

Reckitt Benckiser Group has 40,000 employees.

What sector is Reckitt Benckiser Group in?

Reckitt Benckiser Group is a consumer products company.

When was Reckitt Benckiser Group founded?

Reckitt Benckiser Group was founded in 1819.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 6

Reckitt Benckiser Group

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

Turner House, 103-105 Bath Road,
Slough, SL1 3UH
United Kingdom,
+44 (0) 1753 217800
www.reckitt.com

Reckitt Benckiser Group is a global consumer health and hygiene company. Reckitt Benckiser Group has operations in over 60 countries and its health, hygiene and home portfolio is led by global brands that include Nurofen, Strepsils Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Scholl, Clearasil, Lysol, Dettol, Veet, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, Calgon, Air Wick, Woolite and French’s. Reckitt Benckiser was founded in 1819 and is based in Slough, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 15 - 2 - - - 17
vol $29.4B $29.4B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 4 - 2 - - - 6
vol $4.6B $4.6B
  23

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. - Greater China Business 2021-06-05 - Divestiture
Glenview, Illinois
Reckitt Benckiser - Scholl 2021-06-02 - Divestiture
Slough, United Kingdom
TheraPearl LLC 2021-02-26 - Divestiture
Akron, Ohio · www.therapearl.com
Biofreeze 2021-02-26 - Divestiture
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio · www.biofreeze.com
Your.MD Ltd. 2019-08-02 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.your.md
RB Food 2017-07-18 4.2B USD Divestiture
Chester, New Jersey
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 2017-02-10 17.9B USD Add-on Acquisition
Glenview, Illinois · www.meadjohnson.com
Hypermarcas - Brazilian Condom and Lubricants Business 2016-01-29 - Divestiture
, Brazil
Indivior PLC 2014-12-23 - IPO
North Chesterfield, Virginia · www.Indivior.com
K-Y Lubricants Brand 2014-03-10 - Divestiture
, United States · www.k-y.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 2017-02-10 Bega Cheese Ltd. - Spray Drying and Finishing Capabilities 2017-02-27 1
Glenview, Illinois · www.meadjohnson.com North Bega, Australia
Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.    - Reckitt Benckiser - Chore Boy(R) Brand 2005-10-28 1
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.reckittprofessional.com , United States

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 8 (47%) 4.8B (16%) 3 (50%) -
Food 2 (12%) 19.3B (66%) 1 (17%) 4.2B (91%)
Life Science 2 (12%) 2.3B (8%) 1 (17%) -
Medical Products 2 (12%) 3.0B (10%) - -
Chemicals 1 (6%) 80M (< 1%) - -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (6%) - - -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (17%) 393M (9%)
Total 17 $29.4B 6 $4.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 21.6B 3 4.2B
  Ohio 2 - - -
  New Jersey 1 2.3B 1 4.2B
  Illinois 1 17.9B 1 -
  Virginia 1 - 1 -
  Utah 1 1.4B - -
United Kingdom 4 6.9B 1 -
Germany - - 2 393M
Brazil 1 - - -
China 1 - - -
India 1 724M - -
Indonesia 1 80M - -
South Korea 1 134M - -
Domestic 4 (24%) 6.9B (23%) 1 (17%) -
Cross-border 13 (76%) 22.5B (77%) 5 (83%) 4.6B (100%)
Total 17 $29.4B 6 $4.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
 2
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $28.5B
$100M to $1B 2 $858M
< $100M 1 $80M
TOTAL $29.4B
Largest Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
$17.9B (2017-02-10)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $4.2B
$100M to $1B 1 $393M
TOTAL $4.6B
Largest RB Food
$4.2B (2017-07-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
3 (18%)
Strategic(s)
47%
8 (47%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Consumer Products

Revenue

14,607   2% 2023
14,453   10% 2022
13,234   6% 2021
13,993   9% 2020
12,846   2% 2019
12,597   10% 2018
11,512   17% 2017
9,891   12% 2016
8,874   1% 2015
8,836   5% 2014
9,266   4% 2013
9,567   2012
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Employees

40,000

Established

1819

Public

London Stock Exchange: RKT

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