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...The company’s consumer health division is part of a $270bn sector in which pharmaceutical groups compete with consumer goods makers such as Reckitt Benckiser and Nestlé....
...He led the company from 2009 until last year, shortly before he pleaded guilty to the charge, including when it was part of Reckitt Benckiser....
...GlaxoSmithKline is in pole position to win the race to acquire the consumer healthcare business of US pharmaceuticals company Pfizer after it beat a rival bid from Reckitt Benckiser....
...Reckitt Benckiser’s $1.4bn settlement is by far the largest related to the opioid crisis — but it is quite different from the pending cases....
...Benckiser's addiction treatment business....
...The departure — officially retirement — of Bart Becht, the former Reckitt Benckiser boss, as chairman this week revealed splits over strategy at the hyper-acquisitive investment vehicle of Germany’s Reimann...
...Reckitt Benckiser said on Wednesday that it had ended discussions to buy part of the consumer healthcare business that fellow pharmaceutical company Pfizer had said it is looking to spin off or sell....
...GlaxoSmithKline is in pole position to win the race for the consumer healthcare business of US pharma giant Pfizer, after it beat a rival bid from Reckitt Benckiser....
...Reckitt Benckiser shares were up 6 per cent at opening on Thursday after the consumer goods maker said it was ending talks with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer over the acquisition of its consumer healthcare...
...On Thursday, shares in Reckitt Benckiser jumped more than 5 per cent as investors welcomed the consumer goods group’s decision to pull out of the auction for Pfizer’s healthcare assets....
...Rakesh Kapoor of Reckitt Benckiser has now had the misfortune to see both 1) and 2)....
...That compares with 18.7 for Reckitt Benckiser, a formidable consumer goods group, and 19 for AstraZeneca. Ms Walmsley sought to calm fears on Wednesday, stressing discipline around returns....
...Companies including GlaxoSmithKline and Reckitt Benckiser had considered bidding for the unit — which makes Chapsticks, Advil painkillers and Centrum vitamins — but balked at a price tag in the region of...
...GlaxoSmithKline pulled out of the auction for Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business, throwing the prospects for a sale of the $20bn unit into serious doubt after rival Reckitt Benckiser also dropped out...
...The FTSE 250 group, spun out of Reckitt Benckiser in 2014, has been engaged in a series of legal disputes and patent and antitrust litigation with several pharmaceutical companies....
...Investors are still waiting for last quarter’s results from the three European companies with the biggest US exposure — Nestlé, L’Oréal, and Reckitt Benckiser....
...Reckitt Benckiser’s interest has long been mooted. Each has obstacles to overcome. Bayer is busy with an all-cash takeover of Monsanto. Swiss conservatism could impede Nestlé....
...Indivior, which was spun out of Reckitt Benckiser in 2014, has been mired in a series of legal cases since before it was listed, including a federal criminal investigation related to Suboxone....
...In December 2015, Rakesh Kapoor, chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser, said he would be “very interested” in Pfizer’s consumer health division if it were to come up for sale....
...Both pharmaceutical companies are looking to sell off those businesses which are also of interest to Reckitt Benckiser, the UK group whose chief executive, Rakesh Kapoor, has repeatedly talked about the...
...company ● Saint Gobain: French construction group ● DLA Piper: one of the world’s biggest law firms ● Reckitt Benckiser: UK consumer goods group ● Evraz: Russia’s second largest steelmaker ————————–...
...Reckitt Benckiser, to pick a consumer pure play, goes for 22. A spin-off or sale would stand a good chance of making shareholders richer....
...Reckitt Benckiser was among the beneficiaries on speculation that it might become a target for Pfizer....
...Household goods group Reckitt Benckiser is a good example. Bunzl, Unilever and Howden Joinery are other classic “compounders”....
...A third of investors rejected remuneration reports at Carnival Group, the cruise company, BG Group, the oil and gas company, and consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser....
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