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Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Mead Johnson for $16.6 bn in cash
10 Feb 2017
The deal will help Reckitt Benckiser boost its consumer-health business and push deeper into emerging markets with Mead Johnson's portfolio
Reckitt Benckiser in talks to buy baby formula maker Mead Johnson for $16.7 bn
02 Feb 2017
A successful deal would be Reckitt Benckiser’s biggest-ever acquisition, surpassing its 2010 purchase of Durex condom maker SSL International Plc for about £2.5 billion
AstraZeneca, Reckitt Benckiser face investor ire over fat executive pay
02 May 2016
Reckitt Benckiser was fined the equivalent of £885,000 in Australia for misleading consumers after a court ruled that pills that claimed to target ailments such as migraine or back pain were identical
After Australia, UK's ASA to probe Reckitt Benckiser's Nurofen claim
15 Dec 2015
A day after an Australian court ordered the removal of Reckitt Benckiser's Nurofen painkiller from stores for misleading consumers, the company has now come under probe by the UK advertising regulator
Australian court orders Reckitt Benckiser's Nurofen pain relief products pulled out of market
14 Dec 2015
Reckitt Benckiser to spin off pharma business
28 Jul 2014
Reckitt Benckiser confirms bidding for Merck & Co's consumer health business
29 Apr 2014
British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser has emerged as a front runner in the auction, although Bayer AG, Novartis, and Procter & Gamble Co are also in the race
Bayer, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser, P&G in fray for Merck & Co's consumer healthcare unit
20 Feb 2014
Bayer, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser, and Procter & Gamble are among the companies that are exploring a deal to buy Merck &Co's consumer healthcare unit
Reckitt Benckiser to hike stake in healthcare arm
23 Jan 2014
Reckitt Benckiser India plans to integrate its healthcare, personal care and homecare businesses through the merger
Bayer backs out from bidding war with Reckitt Benckiser over US vitamins maker Schiff Nutrition
20 Nov 2012
UK government sues Reckitt Benckiser for £90 mn
18 Apr 2011
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