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M&A Activity • May 13, 2019
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Ad-hoc | 13 May 2019 19:03
Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft: Beiersdorf acquires Coppertone from Bayer
Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions
Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft: Beiersdorf acquires Coppertone from Bayer
13-May-2019 / 19:03 CET/CEST
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Beiersdorf acquires Coppertone from Bayer
Today Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, entered into a definitive agreement with Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, for the purchase of Bayer’s sun care business marketed under the Coppertone brand for a purchase price of USD 550 million.
Through the acquisition of Coppertone, Beiersdorf is entering the world’s largest sun care market, the USA, and strengthening its presence in North America. In 2018, the Coppertone business generated sales of around USD 213 million.
The completion of the transaction is subject to the approval of merger control authorities as well as further customary closing conditions, and is expected to take place in the third quarter 2019. The Supervisory Boards of both companies have already approved the transaction.
Contact:
Dr. Jens Geißler
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (40) 4909 5000 
Fax: +49 (40) 4909 18 5000
Inken Hollmann-Peters
Vice President Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (40) 4909 2001
Fax: +49 (40) 4909 2516
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft |
| Unnastraße 48 | |
| 20245 Hamburg | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)40 4909-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)40 4909-34 34 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Internet: | www.Beiersdorf.com |
| ISIN: | DE0005200000 |
| WKN: | 520000 |
| Indices: | DAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
| EQS News ID: | 810653 |
| End of Announcement | DGAP News Service |