The Combination of Newell and Jarden combines two good businesses into a great business. The organic growth of the combined businesses has been in the 4%-5% over the past few years, in line with consumer staples industry leaders. The combined businesses have brand complementarities in Food & Beverage, Baby, Commercial Products, and Kitchenware and increased scale on both a geographic and channel basis. (click to enlarge) http://seekingalpha.com/article/3974599-long-newell-sohn-investment-idea-contest-entry