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

Unilever

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Consumer Products
Employees115,964
Revenue 60.8B EUR (2024)
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 46
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 17 of 30
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 18 of 36
State: Vermont M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 13 of 25
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 4
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