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Reckitt Benckiser bids for baby formula maker Mead Johnson

2nd February 2017

Another merger on the cards: Reckitt-Benckiser, the conglomerate, is looking to add US baby formula manufacturer, Mead Johnson.

It's classic conglomerate merger territory: adding to the Reckitt-Benckiser portfolio of brands, with the Mead Johnson share of the Asian baby formula market.

Reckitt Benckiser is in talks to buy baby formula maker Mead Johnson for about $16.7 billion https://t.co/JYlp03KEpn pic.twitter.com/sLHl4fnN6q
— Bloomberg (@business) February 2, 2017

Reckitt Benckiser in advanced talks to buy Mead Johnson in $16.7bn deal https://t.co/jOGzmAueID
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 2, 2017

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