M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-03-23 |
| Target | Colgate-Palmolive Laundry Detergent Business in Colombia |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Buyer(s) | Unilever |
| Sellers(s) | Colgate-Palmolive |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 215M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1894 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Employees | 148,949 |
| Revenue | 50.7B EUR (2020) |
Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning goods and personal care products. Unilever was founded in 1894 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 45 |
| Sector (Consumer Products) | 6 of 29 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 3 of 7 |
| Country (Colombia) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2011) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 10 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-23 |
Sanex
Rotterdam, Netherlands Sanex is a multi-category personal care brand primarily in Western Europe. Liquid body cleansing and deodorants each represent nearly 50% of the business. |
Sell | €672M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-06 |
Concern Kalina OAO
Yekaterinburg, Russia Concern Kalina is one of the major Russian personal care manufacturers offering a wide spread of products to its consumers in Russia and the CIS. Concern Kalina works to build the major brands in Beauty sectors of the market. Key pillars to success of the corporate strategy have been consumer-centric marketing, focus on fastest-growing products and growth across key categories and geographies. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1806 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Employees | 34,000 |
| Revenue | 19.5B USD (2023) |
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.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 3 |
| Sector (Consumer Products) | 1 of 3 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (Colombia) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2011) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-23 |
Sanex
Rotterdam, Netherlands Sanex is a multi-category personal care brand primarily in Western Europe. Liquid body cleansing and deodorants each represent nearly 50% of the business. |
Buy | €672M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-31 |
Colgate-Palmolive Soft & Gentle Brand
United Kingdom Soft & Gentle is the UK’s 4th major female deodorant brand (by market share) and retains strong brand equity with retailers and consumers in the UK. The brand offers a truly ‘feminine’ position in the market on an innovative fragrance platform. |
Sell | - |
