Hamburg, August 30, 2019 – Beiersdorf has successfully completed the acquisition of the iconic sun care brand Coppertone. Effective August 30, 2019, Coppertone’s global operations will be transferred from Bayer to Beiersdorf. The approximately 450 employees of the Coppertone business in the United States, Canada and China – including Sales, Marketing and Research & Development – as well as the production center in Cleveland, Tennessee (USA), will also join Beiersdorf on August 30, 2019. The closing is taking place just 16 weeks after the announcement of the planned transaction on May 13, 2019, for a purchase price of 550 million U.S. dollars.