The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s September 16 launch of a Phase 1 inquiry into the March 2026 Reverse Morris Trust agreement represents the dominant near-term driver for trader sentiment on deal completion. The transaction values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership plus $15.7 billion in cash. Unilever’s proactive divestiture of the Colman’s mustard brand aims to mitigate overlap concerns ahead of the CMA’s November 11 Phase 1 decision, which could trigger a deeper Phase 2 review. Broader regulatory clearances and the mid-2027 target close remain key milestones that markets will price against historical merger timelines and antitrust precedent in consumer staples.
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McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s September 16 launch of a Phase 1 inquiry into the March 2026 Reverse Morris Trust agreement represents the dominant near-term driver for trader sentiment on deal completion. The transaction values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership plus $15.7 billion in cash. Unilever’s proactive divestiture of the Colman’s mustard brand aims to mitigate overlap concerns ahead of the CMA’s November 11 Phase 1 decision, which could trigger a deeper Phase 2 review. Broader regulatory clearances and the mid-2027 target close remain key milestones that markets will price against historical merger timelines and antitrust precedent in consumer staples.
McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
Market Opened: May 20, 2026, 11:49 AM ET
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0x65070BE91...McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s September 16 launch of a Phase 1 inquiry into the March 2026 Reverse Morris Trust agreement represents the dominant near-term driver for trader sentiment on deal completion. The transaction values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership plus $15.7 billion in cash. Unilever’s proactive divestiture of the Colman’s mustard brand aims to mitigate overlap concerns ahead of the CMA’s November 11 Phase 1 decision, which could trigger a deeper Phase 2 review. Broader regulatory clearances and the mid-2027 target close remain key milestones that markets will price against historical merger timelines and antitrust precedent in consumer staples.
McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
Volume
$636End Date
Jan 1, 2028Market Opened
May 20, 2026, 11:49 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s September 16 launch of a Phase 1 inquiry into the March 2026 Reverse Morris Trust agreement represents the dominant near-term driver for trader sentiment on deal completion. The transaction values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership plus $15.7 billion in cash. Unilever’s proactive divestiture of the Colman’s mustard brand aims to mitigate overlap concerns ahead of the CMA’s November 11 Phase 1 decision, which could trigger a deeper Phase 2 review. Broader regulatory clearances and the mid-2027 target close remain key milestones that markets will price against historical merger timelines and antitrust precedent in consumer staples.
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