based but Cayman Islands-registered conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings (known until 2015 as Hutchison Whampoa). The group also has extensive global interests in energy, shipping and retail. In the latter

Clarins, LVMH's Sephora, and Hutchison Whampoa's Marionnaud and Nocibé. See Personal Care Index for other companies Recent stories from Adbrands Update: Adbrands Weekly Update 31st Aug 2017: Ads of

which had originally been launched by Hutchison Telecom - as well as internet service Freeserve. However, the shopping spree brought with it substantial debts, which had risen to €70bn by 2002. That

Vodafone Australia is a joint venture with Hutchison 3. The group's single most valuable market is Germany, accounting for almost 30% of revenues - £13bn in ye 2021 - and more than a third of operating

but a previous sale to Hutchison's Three was blocked by regulators. Virgin Media's own mobile business - the former Virgin Mobile - is very small, whereas O2 is the UK's biggest operator with 34m customers.

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a deal was agreed to sell O2 UK to smaller rival Hutchison 3. However, that arrangement faced significant regulatory hurdles, and was eventually blocked, with the result that O2 UK remained a unit of

Sky and Hutchison Whampoa's Three are also said to be keen to build their local presence, so a deal for O2 could follow in the New Year. Adbrands Weekly Update 24th Nov 2014: There were clear signs

now owned by CK Hutchison Holdings. However, the toughest competition comes from supermarket groups Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Morrisons, all of whom also retail personal care products, as well as OTC

P&G bought out its minority partner in China, Hutchison Whampoa, for $1.85bn. At the beginning of the following year, the group announced its biggest deal to-date, offering to buy The Gillette Company