LG Household & Healthcare considering bid for Elizabeth Arden

SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Household & Healthcare Ltd. <051900.KS> said on Wednesday it is considering a bid for U.S.-based cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden as the South Korean firm seeks to grow its overseas business. A spokeswoman at LG Household said the company had not decided yet whether it would launch a formal bid to acquire Elizabeth Arden. She did not elaborate further. (Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Paul Tait)