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Colgate-Palmolive €1.5 billion acquisition of Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques

19/7/2019
Private acquisition
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€ 1.5 billion

$ 1.674 billion

Announced

19/7/2019

Overview:

  • Colgate-Palmolive has acquired Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques for €1.5 billion.
  • Filorga is a French anti-aging skin care brand focused on facial care that is now sold in over 60 countries.
  • The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals in certain jurisdictions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019.

Laura Mendes - Researcher

Jurisdictions:

United States
France
Spain

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing laws:

United States
France
Spain

Industry sector:

Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

Firms:
Bredin Prat

Party: Filorga (Seller)

Lawyer: Olivier Assant

CMS

Party: Colgate-Palmolive (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Carlos Peña Boada

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Party: Colgate-Palmolive (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Joshua Cammaker

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