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Sanofi Acquires Consumer Biz in China

SA builds up position in $15 billion market

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Sanofi-Aventis has acquired China-based BMP Sunstone Corp. for approximately $520 million. BMP Sunstone had sales of $147 million in 2009, with nearly 60% of that coming from consumer healthcare products. Two of the company’s largest brands are GoodBaby, for pediatric cough and cold, and Confort, for women’s hygiene. “The acquisition of BMP Sunstone will not only leverage our consumer healthcare business in China, but will also bring us unique access to new expanding distrib...

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