Consumer Giant Reckitt Seeks Help From Investment Banks To Evaluate Options For Homecare Brands, Baby Formula
Consumer Giant Reckitt Seeks Help From Investment Banks To Evaluate Options For Homecare Brands, Baby Formula
Reckitt said it will focus on its top-performing "Powerbrands," which are highly popular with consumers and dominate market categories with substantial growth potential.European consumer giant Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (OTC:RBGLY) (OTC:RBGPF) has reportedly kickstarted preliminary talks with potential buyers regarding the sale of its homecare division, which features well-known brands such as Air Wick, Mortein, Calgon, and Cillit Bang.
据报道，欧洲消费品巨头莱克宝集团（OTC:RBGLY）（OTC:RBGPF）已经开始与潜在买家启动初步谈判，以出售其家居护理板块，该板块拥有知名品牌如Air Wick、Mortein、Calgon和Cillit Bang。
In July, Reckitt announced initiatives aimed at reshaping the company into a leading global player in the consumer health and hygiene sectors.
今年7月，莱克宝宣布了旨在将公司打造成消费健康和卫生领域的全球领导者的举措。
The company announced its plans to streamline its brand portfolio and simplify its organizational structure.
该公司宣布了简化其品牌组合和组织结构的计划。
Reckitt said it will focus on its top-performing "Powerbrands," which are highly popular with consumers and dominate market categories with substantial growth potential.
莱克宝表示将专注于其表现优异的“核心品牌”，这些品牌深受消费者欢迎，并在市场类别中占据主导地位，具有可观的增长潜力。
Reckitt said it will divest its home care brands—collectively generating roughly $2.52 billion (1.9 billion pounds) in net revenue in FY2023—by the end of 2025.
莱克宝表示将在2025年年底之前剥离其家居护理品牌，这些品牌在2023财年共创造了大约252亿美元（19亿英镑）的净收入。
The company will explore all options to optimize shareholder returns in the process.
公司将探索一切优化股东回报的选项。
According to the Bloomberg report, the deal could be valued at more than 6 billion pounds ($7.93 billion), and it has garnered interest mostly from financial investors and some consumer companies.
根据彭博社的报道，这笔交易的价值可能超过60亿英镑（79.3亿美元），主要引起了金融投资者和一些消费品公司的兴趣。
Additionally, Reckitt considers its Mead Johnson Nutrition business, including the Enfamil and Nutramigen baby formula brands, non-core and will evaluate strategic alternatives.
此外，莱克宝将其美赞臣营养业务，包括Enfamil和Nutramigen婴儿配方品牌，视为非核心业务，并将评估战略选择。
The company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) to evaluate options.
该公司正与高盛集团（NYSE:GS）合作，评估各种选择。
Reckitt's infant formula division, established through a massive $17 billion purchase of Mead Johnson in 2017, has proven challenging for the company. Reckitt has incurred approximately 9 billion pounds in charges related to the unit, including losses from selling its Chinese operations.
赫理士通过以170亿美元收购美赞臣（Mead Johnson）建立的婴儿配方部门对公司造成了巨大挑战。赫理士已经因这个部门遭受了约90亿英镑的费用，其中包括出售其在中国的业务所带来的损失。
The report also noted that CEO Kris Licht admitted that the infant formula business has not always aligned well with the rest of the company.
该报告还指出，首席执行官克里斯·利希特承认婴儿配方业务并不总是与公司其他部门很好地协调一致。
In January, the company initiated a massive recall of hypoallergenic infant formula due to concerns over potential bacteria contamination. The recall involves approximately 675,000 cans of infant formula.
1月份，该公司因担心潜在细菌污染问题而发起了大规模回收低过敏的婴儿配方。这次召回涉及约675,000罐婴儿配方。
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