KKR to Acquire Unilever Indonesia Spreads Business for US$208 Million (Asia)

Source(s): Unilever Indonesia, DEALSTREETASIA | Author(s): Ardi Wirdana

Global investment manager KKR has agreed to acquire a 56.52 percent stake in Indonesia-listed subsidiary Unilever Indonesia’s food spreads business for IDR2.92 trillion (approximately US$208 million). The deal forms part of KKR’s bid to acquire Unilever’s global spreads unit. Through the transaction, KKR will procure Unilever Indonesia’s global and domestic trademarks, as well as its butter and margarine production assets, equipment, inventory and factory building. The deal is expected to close by July 2018.