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Published in TZ Latest News 9 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Coty buying P&G beauty business for $12.5 billion

Coty would become the No. 1 perfume maker ahead of L’Oreal (OREP.PA) and No. 3 make-up provider behind its French rival and Estee Lauder (EL.N). The deal comes as Coty’s sales across categories have either been stagnating or declining for more than two years while P&G has been struggling to expand its beauty business. Coty shares fell 4.6 percent, while P&G slipped 0.4 percent as investors questioned the benefits of the mega-merger.