Kat Von D sells shares in Kat Von D Beauty to LVMH’s Kendo
Founder of Kat Von D Beauty, Kat Von D, has sold the shares in her beauty brand...January 17, 2020
Italmobiliare acquires stake in Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Italian investment company Italmobiliare has acquired a 20% stake in the perfume and cosmetics brand Officina Profumo...January 10, 2020
Beauty Success acquires majority stake in Beauty One Paris
French beauty retailer Beauty Success Group has taken a 75% stake in beauty institute company Beauty One...January 10, 2020
Birchbox France co-founders and Otium Capital team up to buy Birchbox France
Beauty subscription service Birchbox France’s co-founders Quentin Reygrobellet and Martin Balas have teamed up with investment company...January 9, 2020
P&G to acquire women’s grooming brand Billie
P&G is to acquire women’s shaving and bodycare company Billie Inc. Billie, which was founded in 2015,...January 9, 2020
Natura sees more savings from Avon deal
Brazil-based Natura &Co has said its target savings from its acquisition of Avon will come in at...January 6, 2020
Robertet acquires majority stake in Sirius
Fragrance company The Robertet Group has acquired a majority stake in organic essential oil company Sirius. The...December 23, 2019
Amorepacific takes stake in Milk Makeup
South Korea’s Amorepacific Group has taken an minority stake in US-based vegan, cruelty-free color brand Milk Makeup....December 18, 2019
HCT Group to merge with KDC/ONE
Formulation, filling and manufacturing company HCT Group is to merge with Quebec-based formulator and manufacturer Knowlton Development...December 17, 2019
Strand Cosmetics Europe and Marvinpac merge to form MS BeautiLab
Swiss firm Marvinpac is merging its cosmetics activities with France-based cosmetics contract manufacturer Strand Cosmetics Europe to...December 17, 2019
IFF to merge with DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF is to merge with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences (N&B) business to...December 16, 2019
Beiersdorf invests in Korean skincare & tech start-up
German company Beiersdorf has acquired a stake in Seoul-based skincare and tech start-up LYCL Inc. LYCL Inc,...December 9, 2019
L’Occitane incubator takes stake in natural lipstick company
L’Occitane incubator Obratori has taken a minority stake in French start-up Le Rouge Français. Le Rouge Français...December 5, 2019
L’Oréal invests in Functionalab Group
L’Oréal has made a minority investment in Canadian company Functionalab Group, in a move that will allow...November 28, 2019
Estée Lauder Companies to acquire Dr.Jart+
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to acquire the shares it does not already own in Have &...November 18, 2019
Henkel to acquire DevaCurl
German company Henkel is to acquire premium professional haircare brand DevaCurl in a bid to strengthen its...November 12, 2019
L’Oréal signs agreement for acquisition of Mugler and Azzaro
L’Oréal and Clarins Group have signed an agreement for the sale of the Mugler brands and Azzaro...October 21, 2019
Coty considers sale of Professional Beauty business & Brazil operations
US-based Coty is exploring the sale of its Professional Beauty business as it looks to focus more...October 21, 2019
Shiseido to acquire Drunk Elephant
Japanese group Shiseido is to acquire US-based clean skincare brand Drunk Elephant for $845m. Drunk Elephant’ was...October 8, 2019
Quadpack acquires packaging company Louvrette
Spain-based packaging manufacturer Quadpack has acquired German packager Louvrette. The acquisition makes Quadpack one of the leading...September 30, 2019
Sofina takes minority stake in Nuxe
Belgian holding company Sofina has acquired a 45.13% stake in French cosmetics group Nuxe. The shares were...September 26, 2019
Firmenich acquires minority stake in Robertet
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has acquired a 17% stake in French fragrance company Robertet, for...September 26, 2019
San Francisco Equity Partners sells Japonesque stake to Topspin
US-based private-equity firm San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has sold its majority stake in Japonesque to private-equity...September 24, 2019
IFF-Lucas Meyer Cosmetics acquires green technology company Speximo
Flavor and fragrance company IFF and its affiliate, IFF-Lucas Meyer Cosmetics (IFF-LMC), have acquired Speximo, a Swedish...September 18, 2019
Bogart Group to acquire retail chain in Luxembourg
French cosmetics and fragrance company Bogart Group is to acquire 18 stores from the Milady Parfumerie beauty...September 10, 2019
Alibaba to acquire e-commerce platform Kaola for $2bn
Chinese tech group Alibaba has agreed to acquire Kaola, an import e-commerce platform owned by entertainment and...September 6, 2019
Fashion subscription service Le Tote to acquire Lord & Taylor for $100m
Fashion subscription service Le Tote has agreed to acquire Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC)-owned retailer Lord & Taylor...August 29, 2019
Coty to sell its majority stake in Younique
US-based Coty has ended its partnership with peer-to-peer beauty e-commerce site Younique. Coty acquired 60% of the...August 28, 2019
Henkel invests in digital start-ups
German company Henkel has invested in two digital beauty start-ups: Purish and youtiful. Purish, founded in Berlin...August 22, 2019
Givaudan acquires UK-based Fragrance Oils
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has acquired Fragrance Oils, a UK-based manufacturer and marketer of specialty...August 21, 2019