Company:Prestige Brands
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| Type | Public |
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| NYSE: PBH S&P 400 Component | |
| Industry | Over-The-Counter Healthcare products, and Household Cleaning products |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Tarrytown, New York , |
| Revenue |  US$ 602.0 million (fiscal 2014)[1] |
| US$ 188.6 million (fiscal 2014)[1] | |
| US$ 72.6 million (fiscal 2014)[1] | |
Number of employees | 160 (2014)[1] |
| Website | www.prestigebrands.com |
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. is an American company that markets and distributes over-the-counter healthcare and household cleaning products. It was formed by the merger of Medtech Products, Inc., Prestige Brands International, and the Spic and Span Company in 1996. The company is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York.[citation needed]
Among the brands owned by Prestige Brands are Chloraseptic sore throat products, Clear Eyes, Compound W wart treatment, Dramamine motion sickness treatment, Efferdent denture care, Luden's throat drops, BC Powder and Goody's Headache Powder, Pediacare & Little Remedies children's OTC products, Beano (dietary supplement), Comet and Spic and Span household cleaning products.
The company's CEO and president is Ron Lombardi, who replaced Mathew Mannelly on June 1, 2015.[2]
History
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. was established in 1999 to acquire, revitalize, and line extend leading, often neglected but healthy brands that were considered non-core at major consumer products companies. In 2004, MidOcean Partners sold Prestige Brands to GTCH Golder Rauner.[3]
Acquisitions
The company acquired Blacksmith Brands' portfolio of five brands in 2010.
In December 2011, the company agreed to purchase 17 brands from GlaxoSmithKline including BC Powder, Beano, Ecotrin, Fiber Choice, Goody's Powder, Sominex and Tagamet for $660 Million.[4]
In 2013, Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. acquired Care Pharmaceuticals of Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia, a privately held marketer and distributor of over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare brands for children and adults.[5]
In 2014, the company purchased Hydralyte in Australia and New Zealand from the Hydration Pharmaceuticals Trust of Victoria, Australia. Hydralyte is the leading oral rehydration product in Australia and New Zealand.[6]
In April 2014, Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a marketer and distributor of feminine care and other over-the-counter healthcare products, for $750 million in cash.[7]
In November 2015, Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DenTek Oral Care Inc. (DenTek), a privately-held marketer and distributor of oral care products for $225 million in cash.[8]
In December 2016, Prestige Brands Holdings Inc., home to brands including Monistat, Dramamine and Luden's, has agreed to buy C.B. Fleet Co. from private-equity firm Gryphon Investors for about $825 million.[9]
Divestitures
In 2009, Prestige sold its Denorex and Prell brands of shampoo. It has since divested Phazyme (2012); Fiber Choice, PediaCare, New-Skin, and Dermoplast (2016).[citation needed]
Products
Prestige Brands owns many over-the counter medicines and products, including:
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Digestive care: Eye, ear, nose, and throat
Household cleaning:
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Oral care
Pain relief
Pediatric care
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Skin care
Sleep aids Women's health
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". SEC Filings Prestige Brands, Inc.. http://ir.prestigebrands.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=182173&p=irol-sec&secCat01.1_rs=11&secCat01.1_rc=10&nn=1&control_selectgroup=0.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}] - ↑ "Senior Management Team". http://www.prestigebrands.com/about-us/our-team.html. Retrieved June 14, 2015.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "MidOcean Partners Agrees to Sell Prestige Brands To GTCH Golder Rauner". 12 February 2014. http://www.midoceanpartners.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?ID=10946.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ http://www.midoceanpartners.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?ID=10946[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ http://ir.prestigebrands.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=182173&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1836074&highlight=[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Prestige Brands Announces Agreement to Acquire Hydralyte,™ the Leading OTC Oral Rehydration Product in Australia". http://www.marketwatch.com/story/prestige-brands-announces-agreement-to-acquire-hydralyte-the-leading-otc-oral-rehydration-product-in-australia-2014-04-15.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Prestige Brands Announces Agreement to Acquire Insight Pharmaceuticals". 2014-04-25. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140425005272/en/Prestige-Brands-Announces-Agreement-Acquire-Insight-Pharmaceuticals#.U1pZ-PRDuSo.
- ↑ "Prestige Brands Announces Agreement to Acquire DenTek Holdings, Inc.; Acquisition Will Add Scale Brand and Expands Oral Care Platform". 2015-11-23. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151123005324/en/Prestige-Brands-Announces-Agreement-Acquire-DenTek-Holdings.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.wsj.com/articles/prestige-brands-to-buy-summers-eve-owner-c-b-fleet-for-about-825-million-1482448080%7C.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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