The Gillette Company (NYSE: G) is a company founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer, which is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. It has grown to become a leading global supplier of products under brands in addition to Gillette, including Braun, Duracell and Oral-B . Its biggest individual shareholder was Berkshire Hathaway, with 10% (as of January 2005).
In January 2005 Procter & Gamble proposed acquiring Gillette for an estimated $57 billion US dollars.
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