P&G Considering “Value-Driven” Consumer Health Opportunities
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Procter & Gamble says consumer health is “a space that we like” for mergers and acquisitions or organic growth, even though sales for the firm’s health care segment slumped 2% in its latest quarter. A financial analyst expects news this year on who will succeed CEO A.G. Lafley.
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