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.
據報道，歐洲消費品巨頭萊克寶集團（OTC:RBGLY）（OTC:RBGPF）已經開始與潛在買家啓動初步談判，以出售其家居護理板塊，該板塊擁有知名品牌如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，萊克寶宣佈了旨在將公司打造成消費健康和衛生領域的全球領導者的舉措。
The company announced its plans to streamline its brand portfolio and simplify its organizational structure.
該公司宣佈了簡化其品牌組合和組織結構的計劃。
Reckitt said it will focus on its top-performing "Powerbrands," which are highly popular with consumers and dominate market categories with substantial growth potential.
萊克寶表示將專注於其表現優異的「核心品牌」，這些品牌深受消費者歡迎，並在市場類別中佔據主導地位，具有可觀的增長潛力。
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.
萊克寶表示將在2025年年底之前剝離其家居護理品牌，這些品牌在2023財年共創造了大約252億美元（19億英鎊）的淨收入。
The company will explore all options to optimize shareholder returns in the process.
公司將探索一切優化股東回報的選項。
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.
根據彭博社的報道，這筆交易的價值可能超過60億英鎊（79.3億美元），主要引起了金融投資者和一些消費品公司的興趣。
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，萊克寶將其美贊臣營養業務，包括Enfamil和Nutramigen嬰兒配方品牌，視爲非核心業務，並將評估戰略選擇。
The company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) to evaluate options.
該公司正與高盛集團（NYSE:GS）合作，評估各種選擇。
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.
赫理士通過以170億美元收購美贊臣（Mead Johnson）建立的嬰兒配方部門對公司造成了巨大挑戰。赫理士已經因這個部門遭受了約90億英鎊的費用，其中包括出售其在中國的業務所帶來的損失。
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.
該報告還指出，首席執行官克里斯·利希特承認嬰兒配方業務並不總是與公司其他部門很好地協調一致。
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，該公司因擔心潛在細菌污染問題而發起了大規模回收低過敏的嬰兒配方。這次召回涉及約675,000罐嬰兒配方。
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