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4 May

J&J’s Consumer Health Business Officially Goes Public – WWD

J&J’s Consumer Health Business Officially Goes Public – WWD
Kenvue Inc., the patron health subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson that encompasses Neutrogena, Aveeno and Tylenol brands, launched its initial public offering Thursday. Shares began trading on the Recent York Stock Exchange under the symbol KVUE at $22 per share, valuing the corporate at roughly $42 billion, and poising it to boost about $3.8 billion. At market close, shares were trading at $26.46. J&J still holds 90.9 percent of outstanding shares of the business. J&J’s total consumer health business generated $15 billion in 2022, a 2.7 percent increase from the prior yr. It also announced the appointment of its designate chief executive officer, Thibaut Mongon, and its chief financial officer, Paul Ruh, in May of last yr. “Helping consumers realize the extraordinary power of...
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4 May

Henkel Finalizes Sale of Russia Business Unit – WWD

Henkel Finalizes Sale of Russia Business Unit – WWD
PARIS – Henkel AG has finalized the sale of its business activities in Russia to a consortium of local financial investors for 54 billion rubles, or $689.6 million, the group said Thursday. The German maker of Schwarzkopf, Dial and Diadermine products had announced on April 20  its signing of an agreement to sell that activity, following Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Also on Thursday, the Düsseldorf-based group reported first-quarter sales of 5.6 billion euros, up 6.4 percent on a reported basis and 6.6. percent in organic terms. The organic growth beat financial analysts’ consensus of 4.3 percent. “That’s a superb beat in itself, but is the bottom organic growth – even for consumer alone – and the smallest beat within the sector,” wrote Bruno Monteyne,...
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1 May

The Workshop at Macy’s Ushers in 25 Business Owners

The Workshop at Macy’s Ushers in 25 Business Owners
This month Macy’s will welcome 25 business owners to the 2023 class of The Workshop at Macy’s, the retail industry’s longest-running retail accelerator program dedicated to driving growth and providing opportunity to diverse and women-owned retail businesses. The 2023 class may have a chance to access Macy’s supplier ecosystem, education and funding resources, latest customers through a pop-up shop on macys.com and $250,000 in business grants. Throughout the month Workshop participants can be given firsthand experience selling their products at scale with a special digital pop-up shop on macy.com. As well as, following The Workshop graduation, participants can be introduced to Macy’s buyers and digital marketplace teams for the chance to onboard as vendors across Macy’s retail ecosystem. All participants may even...
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25 Apr

Johnson & Johnson Prepares IPO for Its Consumer Health

J&J’s Consumer Health Business Officially Goes Public – WWD
Johnson & Johnson plans to launch an initial public offering for Kenvue Inc., a completely owned subsidiary comprising its Consumer Health business, later this 12 months. The corporate goals to lift as much as $3.5 billion within the IPO, which comes at a time of muted public offerings within the U.S. J&J’s Consumer Health activity involves self care, skin health and sweetness, and essential health brands, including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Dr. Ci:Labo, NeoStrata, OGX, Dabao and Le Petit Marseillais. J&J, which just launched a roadshow for the IPO, is offering 151.2 million shares of common stock of Kenvue, that are priced between $20 and $23 per share. J&J said that it expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day choice to buy as much as a...
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