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Church & Dwight To Acquire Del Pharmaceuticals for $380 Million

Deal with Coty includes Orajel and other OTC brands

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will acquire the Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc. business for $380 million in cash from Coty Inc. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions, is expected to close in July 2008. Del Pharmaceuticals’ net sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 were approximately $100 million. Over three quarters of those sales were from the Orajel brand, the No. 1 brand in the fast-growing oral analgesic category, with remain...

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