Reuters - Jarden to Buy Yankee Candle

US consumer products company Jarden Corp has agreed to buy scented candle maker Yankee Candle Company for $1.75 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, writes Reuters. Jarden is buying the company from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners, which acquired Yankee Candle for $1.6 billion in 2006.

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