HALISTER: Unilever Bankers Are Said to Push for Colgate Buy: StreetInsider

Unilever Bankers Are Said to Push for Colgate Buy: StreetInsider

(Bloomberg) -- In private talks with Unilever’s board, bankers pushed the company to acquire Colgate while conditions are “ripe,” StreetInsider said, citing person claiming to have knowledge of the matter.
  • Bankers cited strength in pound sterling, UN share price increase, relative weakness in CL shares
  • Potential purchase would be financed 50% cash, 50% stock
  • Not clear if UN will act on advice or whether it may have talks with CL in the near future
  • CL up as much as 3.5%, most intraday since May 17
  • NOTE: May 16, Colgate CEO Said to Be Open to Sale at $100/Share: New York Post
  • NOTE: May 17, Unilever Colgate Bid ‘Would Make Strategic Sense’: Jefferies
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