Ultimark Products acquires three shampoo businesses from Prestige Brands Holdings

Posted on: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:21:00 EST


Symbols: PBH
Nov 03, 2009 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) --
PBH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Ultimark Products has acquired three shampoo businesses from Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., a marketer and distributor of over-the-counter healthcare, household cleaning and personal care products. Ultimark Products is engaged in the acquisition, development and strategic marketing of consumer products. Both the companies are based in the US.

The acquisition of three shampoo businesses includes Prell(R) Shampoo, Denorex(R) Dandruff Shampoo, and Zincon(R) Dandruff Shampoo from the Prestige Brands Holdings' Personal Care segment.

Under the terms of the agreement, Prestige Brands will receive an upfront payment of $8 million in cash, followed by a subsequent payment of $1 million on October 28, 2010.

Deal Value (US$ Million) 9
Deal Type Acquisition
Sub-Category Asset Purchase
Deal Status Completed: 2009-10-29

Deal Participants

Target (Company)   Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. - Three Shampoo Businesses
Acquirer (Company) Ultimark Products
Vendor (Company) Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.

Deal Rationale

The disposals of shampoo businesses will allow Prestige Brands to focus on its two larger segments include over-the-counter healthcare and household cleaning products.

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