Unilever to buy Alberto Culver for $3.7 billion
Consumer products maker Unilever NV said today it has agreed to buy Alberto Culver Co., the US maker of beauty products such as TRESemme, VO5 and Noxzema, for $3.7 billion in a management-backed deal.
There is an unconfirmed report that Alberto Culver, a cosmetic company based in Melrose Park, Illinois, will be leaving Illinois.