M&A Deal Summary

Unilever Acquires Seventh Generation

On September 19, 2016, Unilever acquired consumer products company Seventh Generation

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Unilever’s 17th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Unilever’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Unilever’s 2nd transaction in Vermont.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-09-19
Target Seventh Generation
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Unilever
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Seventh Generation

Burlington, Vermont, United States
Seventh Generation, Inc. is a manufacturer of US brands of household and personal care products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Unilever

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Consumer Products
Employees148,949
Revenue 50.7B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

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 26 of 45
Sector (Consumer Products) 17 of 29
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 35
State (Vermont) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 13 of 24
Year (2016) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-16 Blueair AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Blueair AB is a manufacturer and commercializes air purifying technologies and products for consumers and businesses.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-16 Living Proof

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Living Proof, Inc. is a consumer products company that manufactures and supplies hair care products.

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