The March 31, 2026, announcement of a Reverse Morris Trust transaction combining McCormick with Unilever’s foods unit created a ~$65 billion entity with $20 billion in pro forma 2025 revenue and targeted $600 million in run-rate cost synergies. Unilever receives $15.7 billion cash plus a ~65% stake in the combined company, which will retain the McCormick name and leadership. Integration planning advanced through mid-2026 with executive meetings and a UK Competition and Markets Authority consultation, while a July 2026 memo confirmed two-year European worker protections. The deal remains subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions, with mid-2027 close targeted; market-implied odds reflect high completion likelihood given the signed agreements and active carve-out work, tempered by regulatory timelines.
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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 March 31, 2026, announcement of a Reverse Morris Trust transaction combining McCormick with Unilever’s foods unit created a ~$65 billion entity with $20 billion in pro forma 2025 revenue and targeted $600 million in run-rate cost synergies. Unilever receives $15.7 billion cash plus a ~65% stake in the combined company, which will retain the McCormick name and leadership. Integration planning advanced through mid-2026 with executive meetings and a UK Competition and Markets Authority consultation, while a July 2026 memo confirmed two-year European worker protections. The deal remains subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions, with mid-2027 close targeted; market-implied odds reflect high completion likelihood given the signed agreements and active carve-out work, tempered by regulatory timelines.
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 March 31, 2026, announcement of a Reverse Morris Trust transaction combining McCormick with Unilever’s foods unit created a ~$65 billion entity with $20 billion in pro forma 2025 revenue and targeted $600 million in run-rate cost synergies. Unilever receives $15.7 billion cash plus a ~65% stake in the combined company, which will retain the McCormick name and leadership. Integration planning advanced through mid-2026 with executive meetings and a UK Competition and Markets Authority consultation, while a July 2026 memo confirmed two-year European worker protections. The deal remains subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions, with mid-2027 close targeted; market-implied odds reflect high completion likelihood given the signed agreements and active carve-out work, tempered by regulatory timelines.
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
$606End Date
Jan 1, 2028Market Opened
May 20, 2026, 11:49 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...The March 31, 2026, announcement of a Reverse Morris Trust transaction combining McCormick with Unilever’s foods unit created a ~$65 billion entity with $20 billion in pro forma 2025 revenue and targeted $600 million in run-rate cost synergies. Unilever receives $15.7 billion cash plus a ~65% stake in the combined company, which will retain the McCormick name and leadership. Integration planning advanced through mid-2026 with executive meetings and a UK Competition and Markets Authority consultation, while a July 2026 memo confirmed two-year European worker protections. The deal remains subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions, with mid-2027 close targeted; market-implied odds reflect high completion likelihood given the signed agreements and active carve-out work, tempered by regulatory timelines.
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