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Reckitt Benckiser Group Acquires Oxy Reckitt Benckiser

On March 12, 2001, Reckitt Benckiser Group acquired consumer products company Oxy Reckitt Benckiser for 87M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Reckitt Benckiser Group’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Reckitt Benckiser Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Reckitt Benckiser Group’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-03-12
Target Oxy Reckitt Benckiser
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Reckitt Benckiser Group
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 87M GBP

Target

Oxy Reckitt Benckiser

Seoul, South Korea
Oxy merged with Reckitt Benckiser and became Oxy Reckitt Benckiser. Reckitt Benckiser is a global consumer products company which has operations in sixty countries and sells products in 180 countries. Our mission is to develop, produce and distribute household cleaning, health and personal care products that solve your daily problems and make your lives easier. In Korea , Oxy Reckitt Benckiser distributes and sells well known brands such as Oxyclean (laundry bleach), Powerclean (laundry detergent), Cherie (fabric softener), Thirsty Hippo (dehumidifier and deodorizer), Airwick (air freshener), Dettol (disinfecting brand), VEET (hair removal product) and Bang (powerful multi-purpose cleaning product).

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Buyer

Reckitt Benckiser Group

Slough, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1819
Sector Consumer Products
Employees37,900
Revenue 14.2B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 17
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 8
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: South Korea M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-11-27 Mosquito Coil Group

Indonesia

MCG started in 1984 when the Salim Group established PT Sinar Plataco, and presently the MCG consists of 5 companies namely PT Sinar Plataco, PT Menara Kaloka, PT Chandra Mulia Permai, PT Perkasa Mostindo Utama and PT Oborjaya Abadi. They are principally engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of mosquito coils and the related milling of raw materials. MCG is one of the largest producer of mosquito coils in the world and in 1999 had a domestic Indonesian market share of approximately 59%.

Buy £52M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-28 Dr. Becher

Seelze, Germany

Dr. Becher is a manufacturer of branded cleaning, care and disinfectant products for the F&B industry and food processing companies. Company currently have more than 300 products in brand-name product ranges, which develop and produce at sites in Hanover and Seelze.

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