When did Wrigley buy and sell its brands?

Wrigley has completed 0 recorded acquisitions and 1 divestiture or spin-off, spanning 2008 to 2008.

Date	Type	Assets	Counterparty	Value
Oct 2008	Acquisition (sold)	Extra, Orbit, Skittles and Starburst	Mars	$23bn

2008

Acquisition closed Closed 6 October 2008

Mars acquires Extra, Orbit, Skittles and Starburst

Mars acquired the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company for $80 a share in cash, financed in part by Berkshire Hathaway and Goldman Sachs. The deal created Mars Wrigley and made Mars the largest confectionery company in the world.

Value: $23bn
Buyer: Mars
Seller: Wrigley
Regulatory: None recorded

Brands Wrigley once owned

Ownership recorded here as having ended, whether or not a deal record with a filing behind it exists for the transfer.

Brand	Owned from	Until	Owner today
Orbit	—	Oct 2008	Mars
Skittles	—	Oct 2008	Mars
Starburst	—	Oct 2008	Mars
Extra	Jan 1984	Oct 2008	Mars