Spectrum Brands selling auto care business to Energizer in $1.25B deal, will keep appliances business

Middleton-based Spectrum Brands, which manufactures and markets consumer products like Rayovac batteries, Remington shavers, George Foreman grills and Armor All auto protectants, agreed to sell the global auto care business to Energizer Holdings Inc. of St. Louis in a transaction valued at $1.25 billion.