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Merck Mulls Sale Of Coppertone

Will sell consumer healthcare unit for $14B.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The sun has set on Merck's sun care business—and its consumer healthcare business, too. According to reports, Merck could agree a deal to sell its consumer healthcare operations this week for almost $14 billion, with Germany's Bayer and UK-based Reckitt Benckiser the leading companies interested in the unit. Other companies said to be in the running include, Procter & Gamble, Novartis and Sanofi. Merck is looking to sell the operations as it only holds around 1% of the market....

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