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
Morphe gets major new investor, plots expansion
Private-equity firm General Atlantic has acquired a majority stake in US-based beauty company Morphe Holdings, forging a...August 20, 2019
Revlon could be up for sale
US-based Revlon is said to be looking to sell all or parts of the company, according to...August 16, 2019
Grupo Boticário acquires e-commerce company Beleza na web
Brazil-based Grupo Boticário has acquired local beauty e-commerce company Beleza na web. Beleza na web was founded...August 13, 2019
Douglas takes stake in online retailer Niche Beauty
German beauty retailer Douglas is to acquire a 51% stake in Niche Beauty, an online retailer focused...July 31, 2019
Heinemann acquires Kapo Duty Free
German travel retailer Gebr Heinemann has acquired Kapo Duty Free, a duty-free operator of border shops in...July 30, 2019
Henkel takes stake in eSalon
German group Henkel has acquired a 51% stake in Los-Angeles-based eSalon.com, a company that offers personalized hair...July 29, 2019
Lagardère Travel Retail to buy Belgium’s IDF for €250m
France-based Lagardère Travel Retail is to acquire Belgium-based International Duty Free (IDF) for €250m, in a deal...July 26, 2019
Givaudan to acquire Drom
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to acquire German fragrance house Drom. Givaudan says that the...July 24, 2019
KDC/ONE to acquire Swallowfield
Canada-based Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC/ONE) has entered a conditional agreement to acquire Swallowfield, a UK-based personal-care and...July 15, 2019
Colgate to acquire Laboratoires Filorga for €1.5bn
US-based Colgate-Palmolive is to acquire French skincare company Laboratoires Filorga for €1.496bn ($1.69bn), in a bid to...July 12, 2019
KDC/ONE acquires Alkos Group
Canada-based Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC/ONE) has acquired French cosmetics contract manufacturer Alkos Group. Paris-based Alkos Group was...July 2, 2019
L’Oréal in talks with Clarins to acquire Mugler and Azzaro
French beauty group L’Oréal has entered exclusive negotiations with France-based Clarins Group to acquire the Mugler and...July 2, 2019
Oriflame founding family to take company private, delist shares
The founding family of Swedish direct-sales beauty company Oriflame is to buy out the group and delist...July 1, 2019
L’Oréal takes stake in plastics recycling biotech company Carbios
French beauty group L’Oréal has taken a minority stake in Carbios, a company that develops bio-industrial solutions...June 27, 2019
Phlur secures $7m in funding, acquires Texas Beauty Labs
US-based digital-first fragrance company Phlur has secured more than $7m in funding and acquired clean beauty products...June 25, 2019