HALISTER: McCormick to Buy Reckitt Benckiser’s Food Unit for $4.2 Billion

McCormick to Buy Reckitt Benckiser’s Food Unit for $4.2 Billion

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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MKC US (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
RB/ LN (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC)

People
Lawrence Kurzius (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
Rakesh Kapoor (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC)

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HALISTER1: *MCCORMICK TO BUY RECKITT BENCKISER'S FOOD DIVISION FOR $4.2B

*MCCORMICK TO BUY RECKITT BENCKISER'S FOOD DIVISION FOR $4.2B

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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MKC US (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
RB/ LN (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC)

People
Kasey Jenkins (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
Lawrence Kurzius (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
Lori Robinson (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
Michael McCormick (Credit Suisse International)
Michael Smith (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)

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HALISTER: Discovery, Viacom Said to Have Held Talks to Acquire Scripps

Discovery, Viacom Said to Have Held Talks to Acquire Scripps

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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DISCA US (Discovery Communications Inc)
VIAB US (Viacom Inc)
NFLX US (Netflix Inc)
SNI US (Scripps Networks Interactive Inc)

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David Zaslav (Discovery Communications Inc)

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HALISTER: Discovery Comm., Scripps Are Said to Be in Talks to Combine: WSJ

Discovery Comm., Scripps Are Said to Be in Talks to Combine: WSJ

(Bloomberg) -- Discovery Communications is in talks to combine with Scripps; deal terms couldn’t be learned, WSJ reports, citing unidentified people familiar.
  • DISCA up as much as 9.4% on 5k shares post-market, SNI rises as 12% on 11.5k shares
  • NOTE: DISCA mkt cap ~$15b, SNI ~$8.7b: Bloomberg data
To contact the reporter on this story: Jim Jia in Sydney at jjia1@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Chua Baizhen at bchua14@bloomberg.net Michael Sin

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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DISCA US (Discovery Communications Inc)
SNI US (Scripps Networks Interactive Inc)

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HALISTER: McCormick Is Said to Buy Reckitt Food Business for Over $4b: FT

McCormick Is Said to Buy Reckitt Food Business for Over $4b: FT

(Bloomberg) -- McCormick agrees to buy Reckitt Benckiser’s foods business for more than $4b; may be announced as soon as Tuesday evening, FT reports, citing unidentified people close to the matter.
  • NOTE: In May, Reckitt Foods Sale Is Said to Be Likely to Attract Post, Conagra
To contact the reporter on this story: Michael Sin in Sydney at msin12@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Chua Baizhen at bchua14@bloomberg.net Edward Johnson

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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MKC US (McCormick & Co Inc/MD)
RB/ LN (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC)

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