P&G SpinBrush Sale Expected To Facilitate FTC Gillette Deal Approval
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Procter & Gamble has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. SpinBrush toothbrush business to Church & Dwight in an effort to ensure Federal Trade Commission approval of its Gillette acquisition
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