Unilever Plc has held talks with banks about extra financing for a possible sweetened offer for GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s consumer merchandise division, Bloomberg reported https://www.bloomberg.com/information/articles/2022-01-16/unilever-is-said-to-weigh-raising-offer-for-glaxo-consumer-unit?sref=WJKVI5nK on Sunday, citing folks aware of the matter.
Unilever and GSK didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark.
The information got here a day after GSK stated it had rejected a 50-billion-pound ($68.37 billion) offer from Unilever for the consumer items arm. GSK stated it had obtained three bids from Unilever, the newest on Dec. 20.
Unilever may finally promote some non-core assets from the GSK portfolio to consumers together with personal fairness companies, which may assist fund an acquisition, the Bloomberg report added.
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