Pending deals
12 announced deals on Brandtree have not yet closed. The longest-waiting, Kimberly-Clark's acquisition of Tylenol, Listerine and 3 more, was announced 3 November 2025.
A deal stays here from its announcement until a filing or official release confirms it closed, or that it was abandoned or blocked. 1 of them has at least one regulator decision recorded. Waiting times are counted to . All deals · Regulator decisions
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Ferrero's acquisition of Purely Elizabeth
Acquisition- Announced
- Aug 2026
- Waiting
- 41 days
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Seller
- —
Ferrero agreed to buy Purely Elizabeth, a granola, oatmeal and cereal company founded in 2009 in Boulder, Colorado, which had more than doubled its sales in two years and recently moved into protein products.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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- Announced
- Aug 2026
- Waiting
- 41 days
- Value
- £988 million
- Seller
- Saputo
Saputo agreed to sell its United Kingdom operations, Saputo Dairy UK, to Lactalis for an enterprise value of about £988 million.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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Kirin's acquisition of Jamieson Wellness
Acquisition- Announced
- Aug 2026
- Waiting
- 49 days
- Value
- C$2.5 billion
- Seller
- Public shareholders
Kirin Holdings agreed to buy Jamieson Wellness, the Canadian vitamin maker behind Jamieson, youtheory, Progressive and Smart Solutions, for C$45.75 a share in cash through a plan of arrangement.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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Procter & Gamble's acquisition of Thorne
Acquisition- Announced
- Aug 2026
- Waiting
- 51 days
- Value
- $3.8 billion
- Seller
- —
Procter & Gamble agreed to buy Thorne, the supplements company that L Catterton took private in 2023, from L Catterton's Flagship Fund.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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Gildan's sale of Bonds and Bras N Things
Divestiture- Announced
- Jul 2026
- Waiting
- 56 days
- Value
- A$700 million
- Buyer
- BBFIT Investments
Eight months after buying Hanesbrands, Gildan agreed to sell HanesBrands Australia, the business behind Bonds, Bras N Things, Berlei and Sheridan, to BBFIT Investments Pte Ltd for an enterprise valuation of about A$700 million, and to use the proceeds to repay debt.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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- Announced
- Jul 2026
- Waiting
- 63 days
- Value
- €4.9 billion
- Seller
- Nestlé
Nestlé agreed to put its waters and premium beverages business, more than thirty brands including S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Acqua Panna and Nestlé Pure Life, into Peranel, a new company owned 50:50 with the private equity firm Platinum Equity, at an enterprise value of €4.9 billion.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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- Announced
- Jul 2026
- Waiting
- 65 days
- Value
- $2.9 billion
- Seller
- Public shareholders
Intersnack Group of Düsseldorf agreed to take Utz Brands private for $14.25 a share in cash, an enterprise value of about $2.9 billion.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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Authentic Brands' acquisition of Lee
Acquisition- Announced
- May 2026
- Waiting
- 126 days
- Value
- $1 billion
- Seller
- Kontoor Brands
Kontoor Brands agreed to sell the Lee jeans brand to an affiliate of Authentic Brands Group for up to $1 billion: $750 million in cash at closing and up to $250 million more in an earnout.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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- Announced
- Mar 2026
- Waiting
- 177 days
- Value
- $44.8 billion
- Seller
- Unilever
Unilever agreed to combine its Foods business, home of Knorr and Hellmann's, with McCormick in a Reverse Morris Trust: Unilever would receive $15.7 billion in cash, and Unilever and its shareholders would own 65 per cent of the combined company with McCormick's existing holders owning 35 per cent.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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- Announced
- Feb 2026
- Waiting
- 209 days
- Value
- $110 billion
- Seller
- Public shareholders
Paramount Skydance agreed to buy Warner Bros.
Regulatory record
- Cleared DOJ Antitrust · Jun 2026
- Lawsuit to block State AGs · Jul 2026
- Court order in challenge N.D. Cal. · Jul 2026
- Cleared with remedies European Commission · Jul 2026
- Court order in challenge N.D. Cal. · Jul 2026
- Cleared CMA · Aug 2026
- Cleared with remedies Secretary of State · Aug 2026
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Anta Sports' acquisition of Puma
Acquisition- Announced
- Jan 2026
- Waiting
- 241 days
- Value
- €1.51 billion
- Seller
- Artémis
ANTA Sports agreed to buy 29.06 per cent of Puma from Artémis, the Pinault family holding company, for €35 a share, €1,505,516,600 in total.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.
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- Announced
- Nov 2025
- Waiting
- 325 days
- Value
- $48.7 billion
- Seller
- —
Kimberly-Clark agreed to acquire Kenvue for $3.50 in cash plus 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares for each Kenvue share, which would combine Huggies and Kleenex with Tylenol, Listerine and Neutrogena.
Regulatory record
No regulator decision recorded yet.