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When did SC Johnson buy and sell its brands?

SC Johnson has completed 3 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 1998 to 2018.

DateTypeAssetsCounterpartyValue
Jan 2018AcquisitionMethod—Undisclosed
Jan 2008AcquisitionMrs. Meyer's Clean Day—Undisclosed
Jan 1998AcquisitionZiploc—$1.2bn

2018

Acquisition closed

SC Johnson acquires Method

SC Johnson agreed in September 2017 to buy Method and Ecover from People Against Dirty, and completed the purchase in 2018 after clearing regulators in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The company said at the time that, being privately held, it does not disclose financial details of its transactions, and it never has. Only the year of completion is recorded here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

2008

Acquisition closed

SC Johnson acquires Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day

SC Johnson acquired The Caldrea Company, which brought the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and Caldrea brands into a portfolio otherwise built on mass-market household names. SC Johnson is privately held and does not disclose the terms of its transactions. Only the year is recorded here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

1998

Acquisition closed

SC Johnson acquires Ziploc

S.C. Johnson & Son bought the DowBrands consumer products business from Dow Chemical in January 1998 for $1.2 billion, a sale on which Dow booked a pretax gain of $816 million. The business brought Ziploc, Saran, Scrubbing Bubbles and fantastik to SC Johnson in a single transaction. Only the year is recorded here.

Value
$1.2bn
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

SC Johnson acquisitions on a timeline

Timeline of completed acquisitions by SC Johnson

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