Clorox May Sell Auto Care Brands for $800 Million

Cleaning-products maker Clorox Co. (CLX) is in talks to sell its auto-care brands STP and Armor All to private equity firm Avista Capital Partners for as much as $800 million.

The sale may be announced in the coming days, Bloomberg News reported without naming its sources. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has been advising Clorox on the deal.

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In May, Clorox CEO Don Knauss said the company would…

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Sanofi Is in No Rush to Reach Deal With Genzyme

Sanofi-Aventis CEO Chris Viehbacher said Wednesday that he believes his French pharmaceutical company will eventually buy U.S. biotech company Genzyme at a reasonable price. However, he expects it will take some time to agree o…

Wilbur Ross, Carlyle Will Buy Ireland’s Education Savings Bank

Investor Wilbur Ross will buy Ireland’s troubled Education Savings Bank as part of a consortium with private equity outfit Carlyle and Dublin-based Cardinal Group.

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The consortium will close the deal for the bank, which has about $15 billion in deposits, as soon as next week, Ross told CNBC.

The consortium will “buy the bank and pour capital into it”, CNBC reported.

The Irish bank…

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Wilbur Ross, Carlyle Will Buy Ireland’s Education Savings Bank originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:49:00.

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