About This Deal

CLOROX CO /DE/ acquired Aplicare, Inc. and HealthLink, a transaction completed in June 2012.

Aplicare, Inc. and HealthLink operates in Professional Products / Cleaning - Infection control, is based in United States. Aplicare, Inc. and HealthLink are leading providers of infection control products. Clorox acquired the businesses during fiscal year 2012 to increase its exposure to faster-growing categories and expand the breadth and depth of its health care portfolio, alongside the Clorox Healthcare and Dispatch professional product lines.

The acquisitions increase the Company's exposure to faster-growing categories and expand the breadth and depth of the Company's health care portfolio.

Leading infection-control brands expanding Clorox's higher-growth professional health care portfolio (Clorox Healthcare, Dispatch). Clorox Professional Products / health care portfolio

Deal Terms

Acquirer
CLOROX CO /DE/
Target
Aplicare, Inc. and HealthLink
Value
Not disclosed
Date
June 2012
Type
Full acquisition
Status
Ready

Transaction Details

Target HQ
United States
Segment
Professional Products / Cleaning - Infection control
Announced
June 30, 2012
Closed
June 30, 2012

In Their Words

The Company also acquired HealthLink and Aplicare, Inc., leading providers of infection control products that increase the Company's exposure to faster-growing categories and expand the breadth and depth of the Company's health care portfolio, as well as Soy Vay Enterprises, Inc., which makes Asian marinades and dressings.The Clorox Company FY2012 10-K, Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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