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
British retailer Next acquires Fabled by Marie Claire
UK-based retailer Next has acquired Marie Claire Beauty Limited from online supermarket group Ocado. Marie Claire Beauty...June 25, 2019
Hudson’s Bay Company executive chairman leads bid to take company private
A group of shareholders from North American retail group Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) that includes governor and...June 11, 2019
Unilever acquires skincare brand Tatcha
Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group Unilever has acquired Tatcha, a San-Francisco, US-based prestige skincare brand rooted in Japanese beauty...June 11, 2019
CBI acquires children’s scent company Millennium Fragrances
France-based fragrance manufacturer and distributor Groupe CBI has acquired French children’s scent company Millennium Fragrances. Millennium Fragrances...June 11, 2019
Italy’s Nichebox acquires Clive Christian
Italy-based holding company Nichebox has acquired British luxury fragrance group Clive Christian in a deal it hopes...June 10, 2019
Natura agrees on deal to buy Avon
After many months of rumors, Brazilian company Natura has reached an agreement to acquire direct-seller Avon in...May 23, 2019
Oriflame founders offer to buy shares and take company private
Members of the founding family of Swedish direct-sales company Oriflame have launched a bid to purchase the...May 23, 2019
Natura still in discussions to buy Avon, despite reports of agreed deal
Brazilian beauty company Natura released a statement today saying that it is still in talks to acquire...May 22, 2019
Canopy Growth acquires This Works
Canadian cannabis and hemp company Canopy Growth has acquired UK-based natural skincare and sleep solutions specialist This...May 22, 2019
Nestlé Skin Health to be sold to consortium of investors
A consortium of investors led by Swedish private-equity company EQT has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé...May 16, 2019
Bogart acquires six fragrance stores in Belgium
France-based Bogart Group has acquired six fragrance boutiques in Belgium. The stores are part of the Pascal/Inverko...May 16, 2019
Unilever said to be looking to purchase Drunk Elephant
Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group Unilever is looking to buy US skincare brand Drunk Elephant for $1bn, according to...May 14, 2019
Beiersdorf to acquire Coppertone suncare for $550m
German group Beiersdorf (BDF) is to acquire suncare brand Coppertone from pharmaceuticals company Bayer, also based in...May 14, 2019
Edgewell to buy shaving company Harry’s
US-based Edgewell is to acquire shaving and personal-care company Harry’s for $1.37bn in a cash and stock...May 9, 2019
Symrise to acquire biotech company Cutech
German flavor and fragrance house Symrise is to acquire Italian biotech company Cutech. Cutech, founded in 2002,...May 6, 2019
Alès Groupe gains minority shareholder, names Frédéric Poux chairman
French beauty company Alès Groupe has gained a new minority shareholder in Co-Capital, a holding company specialized...April 30, 2019
Givaudan acquires AMSilk’s cosmetics business
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to acquire the cosmetics business of AMSilk, a German industrial...April 29, 2019
LG Household & Health Care to acquire New Avon
South Korea’s LG Household and Health Care (LG H&H) is to acquire social-selling beauty company New Avon...April 25, 2019
Natura said to be in advanced talks to acquire Avon Products
Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer Natura’s discussions to acquire Avon Products are said to be at an advanced stage,...April 25, 2019
Unilever Ventures invests in Dr Roebuck’s
Unilever’s venture capital and private-equity arm Unilever Ventures has invested in Australian skincare brand Dr Roebuck’s. “Dr...April 24, 2019
Sekhmet Ventures invests in Heretic Parfum
Sekhmet Ventures, a venture-capital firm active in the beauty and wellness sector, has invested in US-based clean...April 24, 2019
Unilever acquires wellness supplement brand Olly Nutrition
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever has acquired US-based supplements company Olly Nutrition in a bid to strengthen its position...April 24, 2019