Acquisitions & Divestments

Acquisitions are an integral part of our strategy.

Our assessment of potential acquisitions is based on whether the targets are available, fit Henkel’s strategy, and are financially attractive. The focus in the Adhesive Technologies business unit is on expanding technology leadership, whereas in the Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care business units, we aim to strengthen our country/category positions.

We enhanced our global footprint through a number of targeted acquisitions. Detailed information on the transactions can be found in the respective news release, which is available under Investor Relations News.

Acquisitions 2017 / 2018

Business Unit	Object	Country/Region	Annual sales	Completion on	Purchase price
2018
Adhesive Technologies	Acquisition of Aislantes Nacionales S.A., Tile adhesives and building materials	Chile	~85 MEUR**	12/10/2018	343 MEUR
Laundry & Home Care	Aquisition of JemPak Corporaton, detergents and dishwashing retailer brands	Canada / USA	~85 MEUR**	06/01/2018	76 MEUR
Adhesive Technologies	Acquisition of Unión Técnico Comercial S.R.L., Products for maintenance, repair and overhaul of durable goods	Peru	~10 MEUR**	01/03/2018	13 MEUR
2017
Beauty Care	Acquisition of outstanding non-controlling shares in Eczacibasi Schwarzkopf, Istanbul, increasing ownership to 100 percent	Turkey	-	Q4/2017	~3 MEUR
Beauty Care	Acquisition of Zotos International, hair salon business	USA	~210 MEUR*	12/28/2017	403 MEUR
Adhesive Technologies	Acquisition of outstanding non-controlling shares in Henkel Polybit Industries Ltd., Umm al-Quwain	United Arab Emirates	-	Q3/2017	~140 MEUR
Beauty Care	Acquisition Nattura Laboratories, hair salon business	Mexico / USA	~120 MEUR*	09/01/2017	392 MEUR
Adhesive Technologies	Acquisition of Darex Packaging Technologies from GCP Applied Technologies, high-performance sealants and coatings	USA	~260 MEUR*	07/03/2017	938 MEUR
Adhesive Technologies	Acquisition Sonderhoff Holding GmbH, industrial gasketing solutions	Germany	~60 MEUR*	07/03/2017	119 MEUR
Adhesive Technologies	Acquisition of outstanding non-controlling shares in Shanghai Henkel Xianghua Adhesives Co. Ltd, Shanghai, increasing ownership to 100 percent	China	-	06/01/2017	~8 MEUR
* Proforma Sales 2017. ** Proforma Sales 2018.

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Divestments 2017 / 2018

Business Unit	Object	Country/Region	Annual sales	Completion on	Sale price
2017
Adhesive Technologies	Divestment of global electronic mold compound business, incl. Henkel Huawei Electronics, the company in Lianyungang	China	-	04/01/2017	~34 MEUR
Adhesive Technologies	Divestment of professional Western European building material business	Western Europe	-	01/01/2017	-