The March 31, 2026 announcement of McCormick’s combination with Unilever Foods in a $44.8 billion enterprise-value Reverse Morris Trust deal—delivering Unilever $15.7 billion cash plus ~65% ownership in the combined entity—remains the dominant driver of trader sentiment. The transaction, valued at 13.8x 2025 EBITDA and projected to yield $600 million in run-rate cost synergies by year three, is slated for mid-2027 closing subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions. Recent updates, including July 2026 disclosure of a four-division operating model and executive appointments, signal integration momentum, yet ongoing CMA scrutiny and separation complexities introduce execution risk. Market-implied odds therefore hinge on regulatory timelines and any revisions to the expected close date.
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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 McCormick’s combination with Unilever Foods in a $44.8 billion enterprise-value Reverse Morris Trust deal—delivering Unilever $15.7 billion cash plus ~65% ownership in the combined entity—remains the dominant driver of trader sentiment. The transaction, valued at 13.8x 2025 EBITDA and projected to yield $600 million in run-rate cost synergies by year three, is slated for mid-2027 closing subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions. Recent updates, including July 2026 disclosure of a four-division operating model and executive appointments, signal integration momentum, yet ongoing CMA scrutiny and separation complexities introduce execution risk. Market-implied odds therefore hinge on regulatory timelines and any revisions to the expected close date.
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 McCormick’s combination with Unilever Foods in a $44.8 billion enterprise-value Reverse Morris Trust deal—delivering Unilever $15.7 billion cash plus ~65% ownership in the combined entity—remains the dominant driver of trader sentiment. The transaction, valued at 13.8x 2025 EBITDA and projected to yield $600 million in run-rate cost synergies by year three, is slated for mid-2027 closing subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions. Recent updates, including July 2026 disclosure of a four-division operating model and executive appointments, signal integration momentum, yet ongoing CMA scrutiny and separation complexities introduce execution risk. Market-implied odds therefore hinge on regulatory timelines and any revisions to the expected close date.
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 McCormick’s combination with Unilever Foods in a $44.8 billion enterprise-value Reverse Morris Trust deal—delivering Unilever $15.7 billion cash plus ~65% ownership in the combined entity—remains the dominant driver of trader sentiment. The transaction, valued at 13.8x 2025 EBITDA and projected to yield $600 million in run-rate cost synergies by year three, is slated for mid-2027 closing subject to McCormick shareholder approval, antitrust clearances, and customary conditions. Recent updates, including July 2026 disclosure of a four-division operating model and executive appointments, signal integration momentum, yet ongoing CMA scrutiny and separation complexities introduce execution risk. Market-implied odds therefore hinge on regulatory timelines and any revisions to the expected close date.
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