Unilever to acquire nutritional supplement company SmartyPants Vitamins
Unilever is to acquire US-based vitamin, mineral & supplement company SmartyPants Vitamins. SmartyPants was founded in 2011...November 26, 2020
Symrise to acquire Sensient’s fragrance unit
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is to acquire Sensient’s fragrance and aroma chemicals business unit. The...November 24, 2020
Croda to acquire Iberchem
Investment company Eurazeo is to sell its stake in Spain-based flavor and fragrance company Iberchem to UK...November 19, 2020
Rocher Group family holding company invests in Nailmatic
Rocher Group’s family holding company Rocher Participations has invested in French nailcare brand Nailmatic. Nailmatic, which launched...November 17, 2020
HatchBeauty Brands buys Duncan Cosmetics’ beauty portfolio
Los Angeles-based beauty and wellness incubator HatchBeauty Brands has bought Duncan Enterprises’ portfolio of beauty brands, which...November 4, 2020
Ipsy to acquire BoxyCharm
Beauty subscription service Ipsy is to acquire full-size beauty product subscription service BoxyCharm. BoxyCharm will operate alongside...November 2, 2020
Pierre Fabre sells Elancyl and Galénic
French dermo-cosmetics company Pierre Fabre Group has sold its Elancyl brand to Spanish pharmaceutical company Cantabria Labs...November 2, 2020
Amazon puts Reliance Retail-Future Group deal on hold
Amazon has put Mumbai-based Reliance Retail Venture’s acquisition of Future Group’s Retail & Wholesale Business on hold....October 27, 2020
Zalando acquires body scanning start-up Fision
Online retailer Zalando has acquired Swiss software company Fision in a bid to provide shoppers with accurate...October 19, 2020
Blackstone acquires majority stake in premium skincare brand ZO Skin Health
New York-based investment firm Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in premium skincare brand ZO Skin Health...October 8, 2020
THG acquires skincare brand Perricone MD
UK-based The Hut Group (THG) has acquired skincare brand Perricone MD for $60m in cash. THG says...September 30, 2020
Reckitt Benckiser looking to sell personal care brands
Consumer-goods group Reckitt Benckiser is looking to sell some of its personal care brands, according to a...September 30, 2020
Investment company Impala buys Alès Groupe
French skincare and haircare company Alès Groupe has been sold to investment company Impala for €13.5m. As...September 24, 2020
Beiersdorf participates in Series B funding for skincare and tech start-up LYCL
Seoul-based skincare and tech start-up LYCL Inc has secured $5m in Series B funding, with investments from...September 16, 2020
India’s Lotus Herbals acquires Soultree
Indian natural beauty company Lotus Herbals has purchased ayurvedic natural company, Soultree. This is Lotus Herbals’ first...September 9, 2020
Unilever to acquire health and wellness company Liquid I.V.
Unilever is to acquire US-based health-science nutrition and wellness company Liquid I.V. Liquid I.V. specializes in an...September 3, 2020
Traub Capital acquires Mana Products
Investment firm Traub Capital has acquired US-based beauty contract manufacturer Mana Products. Mana will continue to operate...September 2, 2020
Morphe Holdings becomes Forma Brands, acquires Playa Beauty
US-based beauty company Morphe Holdings has changed its name, as part of its strategy to become a...August 27, 2020
The Detox Market acquires Canadian beauty e-retailer Clementine Fields
US-based clean beauty retailer The Detox Market has acquired Canadian wellness and natural beauty online retailer Clementine...August 21, 2020
Italmobiliare to acquire additional 60% of Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Italian investment company Italmobiliare is to acquire an additional 60% stake in perfume and cosmetics brand Officina...August 19, 2020
Edgewell to acquire men’s grooming brand Cremo
US-based Edgewell Personal Care is to acquire men’s grooming brand Cremo for an all-cash price of $235m....August 5, 2020
Henkel to acquire three direct-to-consumer beauty brands
German company Henkel is to acquire a 75% stake in three direct-to-consumer beauty brands, owned by Berlin-based...July 31, 2020
Creative agencies Filtr and Qingwa merge
Marketing, communication and design agency Filtr has merged with branding, packaging and retail and interior design agency...July 22, 2020
Shinsegae International acquires Swiss Perfection
South Korean beauty and fashion distributor Shinsegae International has acquired skincare brand Swiss Perfection. Shinsegae plans to...July 16, 2020
Intercos acquires 100% of joint venture with Shinsegae
Cosmetics manufacturer Intercos has acquired the remaining 50% of the joint venture Shinsegae Intercos Korea Inc from...July 8, 2020
Interparfums SA to acquire 25% stake in e-commerce platform Origines-parfums
Inter Parfums, Inc. subsidiary Interparfums SA (IPSA) is to acquire a 25% stake in Divabox, owner of...July 2, 2020
Main Post invests in Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare
Private-equity firm Main Post Partners has invested in prestige clinical skincare brand Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare. The...June 29, 2020
Coty to acquire 20% stake in Kim Kardashian West’s cosmetics brand
Coty is set to acquire a 20% stake in social-media personality Kim Kardashian West’s make-up brand KKW...June 29, 2020
L’Oréal to acquire Thayers Natural Remedies
L’Oréal is to acquire US-based natural skincare brand Thayers Natural Remedies from Henry Thayer Company. Thayers Natural...June 18, 2020
Puig takes majority stake in Charlotte Tilbury
Spanish company Puig announced it will acquire a majority stake in UK-based make-up and skincare brand Charlotte...June 4, 2020