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，歐洲消費巨頭英國力士百利集團（OTC:RBGLY）（OTC:RBGPF）已與潛在買家展開初步談判，討論出售其家庭護理部門的事宜，該部門擁有衆多知名品牌，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，力士百利宣佈了一系列旨在將公司打造成消費健康和衛生領域領先全球企業的舉措。
The company announced its plans to streamline its brand portfolio and simplify its organizational structure.
公司宣佈計劃優化其品牌組合並簡化組織結構。
Reckitt said it will focus on its top-performing "Powerbrands," which are highly popular with consumers and dominate market categories with substantial growth potential.
力士百利表示將專注於其表現優秀的「Powerbrands」，這些品牌備受消費者青睞，並在市場類別中佔據主導地位，具有巨大的增長潛力。
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.
力士百利表示將在2025年底之前剝離其家庭護理品牌，該品牌在2023財年實現淨營業收入約2520億美元（190億英鎊）左右。
The company will explore all options to optimize shareholder returns in the process.
在此過程中，公司將探索一切可能的選擇以優化股東回報。
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，這項交易可能價值超過60億英鎊（79.3億美元），主要受到金融投資者和一些消費品公司的關注。
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，力士百利認爲其美贊臣營養業務，包括Enfamil和Nutramigen嬰兒奶粉品牌，屬於非核心業務，並將評估戰略選擇。
The company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) to evaluate options.
該公司正在與高盛集團（紐交所:GS）合作評估選擇
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.
雷必得通過2017年龐大的170億美元收購邁科倫在嬰兒配方部門取得了一定成就，但這一領域對公司來說充滿挑戰。雷必得已經因該部門產生的費用，包括出售中國業務帶來的虧損，蒙受了約90億英鎊的損失。
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.
報告還指出，首席執行官克里斯·利希特承認，嬰兒配方業務並未始終與公司其餘業務很好地對齊。
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.
今年1月，該公司因擔心潛在細菌污染問題，啓動了大規模的嬰兒低敏配方召回。此次召回涉及約67.5萬罐嬰兒配方奶粉。
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