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Sara Lee has earned right to buy, CEO says (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Brenda Barnes, chairman and CEO of consumer products company Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE), said the company is in a position to handle a large purchase. Barnes, whose company recently gave the cold shoulder to buyout shops regarding the $2 billion to $3 billion auction of its household and personal-care...

Posted on June 18, 2009 12:44 PM

Sara Lee may sell European unit for $2B (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As part of its divestiture program, Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE) recently sold its coffee brands to Farmer Brothers Co. for $45 million and closed its Chicago kosher business, putting it on the block. Now, it looks like Sara Lee is examining a sale of its European household and personal-care business,...

Posted on March 13, 2009 8:43 AM

Is Wonder Bread what Sara Lee needs? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

An article in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal  took stock of the ongoing restructuring at Sara Lee Corp., where CEO Brenda Barnes announced a write-down of nearly $1 billion in the fourth quarter related to its 2001 acquisition of the Earthgrains bread company.Though Sara Lee has  been doing more selling than...

Posted on July 24, 2008 10:01 AM

Connections: March-April 2007 (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Read about Sara Lee's Thomas Hansson; Sprint Nextel's Jack Dziak and more corporate development appointments.

Posted on April 15, 2007 2:22 AM

When the grass is greener - and when it's not (from Corporate Dealmaker)

How consumer-products companies should think about acquisition-driven growth in adjacent categories.

Posted on December 15, 2003 5:15 PM