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Jan 16 (Reuters) - Unilever Plc has held talks with
banks about additional financing for a potential sweetened offer
for GlaxoSmithKline Plc's consumer products division,
Bloomberg reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-16/unilever-is-said-to-weigh-raising-offer-for-glaxo-consumer-unit?sref=WJKVI5nK
on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Unilever and GSK did not immediately respond to Reuters'
requests for comment.
The news came a day after GSK said it had rejected a
50-billion-pound ($68.37 billion) offer from Unilever for the
consumer goods arm. GSK said it had received three bids from
Unilever, the latest on Dec. 20.
Unilever could eventually sell some non-core assets from the
GSK portfolio to buyers including private equity firms, which
could help fund an acquisition, the Bloomberg report added.
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(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru;
Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
