Team Research Paper Case # 22 Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Professor – Dr. Lisa Eshbach By Andrea West Inderjit Gill Rajiv Shah Company Information [pic] Procter & Gamble Co. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati‚ OH 45202 United States Phone: 513-983-1100 Fax: 513-983-4381 http://www.pg.com [pic] Synopsis – Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Where would the world be without Procter & Gamble? No Ivory soap‚ no Oil of Olay‚ no Jif peanut
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been Chairman and CEO of Gillette for 4 years‚ was seeking a buyer of the global Boston-based company. Lafley‚ who had been Chairman and CEO of P&G for over 4 years‚ was out of the office and had to call him back‚ unaware of what Kilts was about to propose. Lafley questioned Kilts on three topics. First‚ what was Gillette’s price? Kilts said he wanted a fair offer. Not $60 per share‚ but not $50. ”Jim‚” Lafley responded‚ “I can do the math. Are you thinking Gillette holdings into P&G stock
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Marketing Strategy and Plan – Session 6 Gillette’s Launch of Sensor The introduction of the Sensor Shaving System‚ one of the biggest product launches ever‚ forced Gillette to reevaluate its strategy in its shaving and non-shaving business. It had to decide whether to go ahead with the launch and if so‚ at what scale. Gillette’s top management had to make very important decisions regarding the launch of its Sensor line. They are questioning‚ on which markets to focus their launch‚ how aggressive
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not buy blades as often because their blades will not dull out as quickly. The quality of a blade will also play a role. If the quality of a blade is not good‚ it will dull out quickly. This can generate demand for higher end blades‚ which is where Gillette can capitalize on generating demand for their blades. Another factor is what appears in the media. When people consumers watch movies and television commercials and see good looking‚ well groomed actors‚ they will follow suit and emulate the
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Five years later—the acquisition by P&G hasn’t paid off —yet • Gillette’s businesses have been a drag for P&G • Sales growth projections have been under met • Most of Gillette ’s senior managers have left. • P&G ’s stock has lagged behind key competitors ’‚ including Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Unilever • Efforts to expand Gillette and Venus brands have not been too successful-fewer people shave since they’re unemployed or don’t go out as much • There have been more international success (Europe
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Gillette The Razor Wars Continue Overview Case Overview: Founded in 1901 by King C. Gillette‚ the Gillette Company has been extremely successful since it’s inception into the shaving market. Gillette did such a good job from the start in the shaving market‚ that the company went sixty-years before having any meaningful competition for it’s customers. In 1962 Gillette was enjoying a seventy percent share of the market and everything was looking rosy for the top shaving product company in the
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Singapore‚ Gillette might want to expand the shaving and personal care products in Singapore. And also in Singapore there is no competition from domestic companies as the entire GDP of Singapore is based on imports from other countries. 1. Singaporeans are very competitive in nature. Singaporeans have a mindset of “Kia-su” which means afraid of losing out to others. Due to which Singaporeans work very hard for fulfilling their materialistic desires. Due to which business companies like Gillette can expect
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It may appear that Gillette shareholders are getting a good deal; however‚ they could be getting a better deal. Gillette should receive closer to $60/share‚ and while an offer of $54.05 is a deal that is not as good as it could be‚ it is better than no deal at all. Using transaction multiples‚ we see that Gillette is being valued well above the market in valuations involving revenues‚ EBITDA and P/E multiples. Also‚ large benefits come to shareholders in the method of acquisition. Although it is
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P&G-Gillette Introduction On January 28th 2005 P&G agreed to buy Gillette for $57bn (£30). Gillette was the number 1 in razor accessories and proctor gamble was number 1 in consumer products‚ a marriage of the best in their respective industries. The merger of the two companies created “the world’s largest consumer products conglomerate.” Gillette was a leader in its category of razors and batteries‚ merging with P&G provided it access to P&G’s technology and marketing skills.
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Gillette Safety Razor Division: Blank Cassette Project 1. What are your decisions about the quality level(s)‚ prices and advertising expenditures to offer for blank cassettes? After calculating the options for all three quality levels‚ it makes the most sense to enter the market with standard quality blank tapes to be sold at a retail value of $1.95 ($0.97 sales price to the retailer). This decision came primarily as I compared the break-even quantities for each product quality level in comparison
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