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
Puig nears deal to acquire Charlotte Tilbury, reports say
Puig is said to be nearing a deal to acquire UK-based beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury, according to...June 3, 2020
Coty enters agreement to sell professional and haircare business, names Peter Harf ceo
Coty has entered a definitive agreement with KKR, which will see the investment company acquire a 60%...June 1, 2020
Ieva in talks to acquire Atelier du Sourcil
France-based connected beauty brand Ieva has entered into negotations to acquire beauty eye care specialist Atelier du...May 28, 2020
Givaudan to acquire biotechnology company Alderys
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is set to acquire French biotechnology company Alderys. Givaudan says the...May 28, 2020
Amorepacific takes minority stake in Australian company Rationale
South Korea-based Amorepacific Group has taken a minority stake in Australian beauty company Rationale Group. Amorepacific now...May 14, 2020
Coty to sell haircare business to KKR
Coty is to sell a majority stake in its professional beauty and retail haircare businesses to the...May 11, 2020
Beiersdorf acquires stake in sustainable aerosol company
German company Beiersdorf has acquired a stake in UK-based Salford Valve Company Ltd (Salvalco), an engineering company...May 5, 2020
L Brands and Sycamore terminate Victoria’s Secret acquisition
Private-equity company Sycamore Partners’ planned purchase of L Brands-owned Victoria’s Secret will not go ahead. The companies...May 5, 2020
Charlotte Tilbury could be sold by May
UK-based cosmetics brand Charlotte Tilbury could be sold by May, according to a report by Bloomberg. The...April 29, 2020
Anjac Health & Beauty to acquire Roval Cosmétiques
French manufacturer Anjac Health & Beauty is to acquire beauty manufactuer Roval Cosmétiques. Anjac specializes in formulating...April 28, 2020
L Brands files complaint against Sycamore
L Brands has filed a complaint in a Delaware court claiming that it complied with its contractual...April 24, 2020