Buying Alberto Culver was the biggest transaction Unilever has done in 10 years. September 27th, 2010 Unilever had bought out Alberto Culver for $37.50 a share. Unilever had ran into some problems with buying out the entire business. In order to buy out the name Alberto Culver they would have to sell Simple, Cidal, and Wrights to so they wont be a monopoly. Analysts say Unilever's earning could boost 14 times before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation. (Which means Unilever would profit from this, and not fall into debt, and not to mention it was paid cash). To me it seems that Unilever is the only one in the game after this deal is sealed. They own a huge supply of the market and with this investment it would make them a giant. The government passed the UK contracts this week allowing Unilever and Alberto to keep moving forward with the deal. The U.S contracts are still pending and will soon be announced to the public. Alberto Colver sells 65% of shampoos in the U.S and they also do amazing business in the UK, Mexico, and Canada.
My question is, what if Unilever can't get TRESemme their number 1 target? TRESemme is one of the best shampoos due to the fact that it comes in big quanity and quality and a cheap price. This deal could take years, so what if Unilever wants to walk away from the deal? People should think about selling their stock, because why risk 10% decrease for a 1% increase. There is nothing wrong with taking a profit, but why risk losing that. I am almost sure that this deal will pull through but what if it doesn't? All it takes is one deal to make you or break you. Why would Alberto sell though? It one of the most money strong companys in are economic times. Not many companys have that. It's going to put about 2000 people out of work in Illinois. It will hurt our economy more than it will help Unilever. It seems that Unilever is a monoply, it looks like its going against the anti-trust laws. We can only hope that everything pans out with these to companys
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