Nestlé in discussions to acquire The Bountiful Company
The food company Nestlé wants to strengthen itself in the field of nutritional supplements with a multi-billion dollar acquisition. Negotiations are underway with the US vitamin manufacturer Bountiful about a takeover, Nestle announced in Vevey on Monday. On Friday evening, the "Wall Street Journal" (WSJ) had reported on a possible purchase and, citing people familiar with the matter, wrote of a possible volume in the mid-single-digit billion range.
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Accordingly, the deal could be signed and sealed as early as this week, the "WSJ" continued. However, it is not guaranteed that a deal will be reached, some of the informed people warned. Bountiful had been planning an initial public offering and could ultimately decide to go that route after all, they said. Bountiful is majority-owned by US financial investor KKR./mk/uh/AWP/mis/eas (dpa)
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