L’Oreal Buys Back Shares From Nestle, Sells Galderma Stake
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
To finance a deal to purchase more than €6 billion of its own shares back from Nestle SA, L’Oreal SA has given up its half of skin-care company Galderma.
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