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Zain Akbari, CFA
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Mead Johnson Shareholders Could Benefit From a Reckitt Benckiser Acquisition

Wide-moat Mead Johnson has drawn interest from narrow-moat Reckitt Benckiser, with the latter firm in advanced talks to buy the infant-formula-maker for $90 per share ($17 billion), financed with cash and debt. Acquisition speculation has followed Mead Johnson since its 2009 IPO, and the firm has been linked to a variety of suitors (particularly competing formula-makers Danone and Nestle). However, because we do not have any insight as to whether a deal will ultimately materialize, we are holdin...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition Company

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Zain Akbari, CFA

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