LONDON—Unilever PLC’s board is leaning toward unifying the Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods giant’s dual governance structure—a move that investors have said over the years could help streamline decisions and ease deal making. The current structure—essentially a combination of a British and a Dutch operating firm, each with their own shares—has been in place since Lever Bros., an English soap maker, and Margarine Unie, a Dutch margarine producer, agreed to join forces in 1929. The structure has evolved since then, but the company...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 28, 2017 14:27 UTC