Unilever owns brands such as Ola, Ben & Jerry’s, Unox and Knorr. The multinational employs about 150,000 people worldwide. According to Bloomberg, the news may be officially released this week. The company declined to comment Monday.
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The news comes shortly after it became known that American activist investor Nelson Peltz would have bought shares in the company. It is not clear how great the importance is. But Unilever shares jumped 7.3 percent on the London stock exchange on Monday, the strongest increase in a year and a half. Investors hope that the arrival of activist investors will lead to change.
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Last week, Unilever dropped its bid to buy the consumer division of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) after three bids were rejected. According to Unilever’s website, the company employs approximately 500 people in Belgium.
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