In November 2014, Berkshire Hathaway announced its intent to acquire the brand for 4.7 billion US dollars. The acquisition received regulatory approval from the European Commission in July 2015,[1] and is due to be completed by April 2016.[2]
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Berkshire agreed last month to buy Duracell from P&G, swapping $4.7 billion worth of P&G shares for the asset and $1.7 billion of cash.
Instead of becoming a full-fledged company at Berkshire, Duracell will be overseen by Marmon, people familiar with the matter said.