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Kao buys Molton Brown portfolioKao buys Molton Brown portfolio
1-Aug-2005
Kao Corp has acquired UK brand Molton Brown for £170m ($297.5m) from European private equity fund Bridgepoint Capital and the Molton Brown management team
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The deal was completed after Kao bought all Molton Brown shares through its newly-established UK subsidiary Kao Prestige.
The acquisition will increase Kao's access to the global health and beauty
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