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Haleon to sell ChapStick to Yellow Wood for about $510 million

Published 25/01/2024, 07:29
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Haleon (LON:HLN) said it had agreed to sell lip balm brand ChapStick to a company owned by private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners for around $430 million in cash and a stake valued at around $80 million in the buyer.

Haleon Chief Executive Brian McNamara said that whileChapStick was a great brand much loved by consumers around the world it was not a core focus for the company.

"Selling the brand allows us to simplify our business and pay down debt more quickly," he said on Thursday.

ChapStick generated 112 million pounds ($142.5 million) in revenue in 2023, said Haleon, the former consumer health division of drug developer GSK.

($1 = 0.7860 pounds)

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