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Nestle To Acquire Pfizer Baby Food Unit For $11.9 Billion-Bloomberg

Apr. 23, 2012 10:14 AM ETNSRGY, PFE
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It looks like Nestle (OTCPK:NSRGY) is paying a healthy 19.8 times 2012 EBITDA for Pfizer's (PFE) nutrition business. That is a pretty high multiple but Nestle is betting on cost synergies, and high growth prospects from the emerging markets that the business operates in. Nestle has and also produces a lot of cash so this seems like a decent use of it, so I think the deal makes sense for both companies. Pfizer was very lucky to have two really strong bids from both Nestle and Danone to ensure that they got a fair price.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/nestle-agrees-to-buy-pfizer-baby-food-unit-for-11-9-billion-1-.html

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