Feelunique acquires The Beautyst
UK-based beauty e-commerce site Feelunique has acquired French online beauty community and marketplace The Beautyst. The Beautyst,...April 7, 2017
Goldman Sachs may buy The Body Shop
Goldman Sachs could pay up to £600m ($747m) to acquire beauty retail chain The Body Shop from...April 4, 2017
Unilever Ventures takes minority stake in True Botanicals
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever’s venture capital and private-equity arm Unilever Ventures has taken a minority stake in natural...April 4, 2017
Coty to take on Burberry license
Coty has signed an agreement to acquire the long-term global license for Burberry’s beauty business. Under the...April 3, 2017
China’s HNA looks to take stake in Dufry
Dufry saw a surge in its share price today on a Wall Street Journal report that Chinese...March 28, 2017
LVMH to take majority stake in Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Luxury group LVMH is to acquire a majority share in France-based fragrance house Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Maison...March 20, 2017
Puig holding Exea takes majority stake in Apivita
Exea, the industrial holding of the Puig family, has acquired a majority stake in Greek natural cosmetics...March 15, 2017
Shiseido Americas acquires creative agency JWALK
Shiseido Americas Corporation has acquired full-service creative agency JWALK, a move that the company says is in...March 7, 2017
VMG Partners invests in Drunk Elephant
US-based skincare brand Drunk Elephant has sold a minority stake to private-equity firm VMG Partners. Leandra Medine,...March 6, 2017
M&A key theme in beauty in 2016
M&A was a key feature of the beauty market in 2016. Major groups looked to inject creativity,...January 16, 2017
L’Oréal to acquire skincare brands from Valeant for $1.3bn
L’Oréal is to acquire US-based skincare brands CeraVe, AcneFree and Ambi from pharmaceutical company Valeant for $1.3bn...January 16, 2017
Milk Makeup gets its first outside investment
US-based color cosmetics company Milk Makeup has received a minority investment from Main Post Partners, a private...January 16, 2017
Coty to acquire 60% of Younique
US-based Coty is to acquire 60% of peer-to-peer beauty e-commerce website Younique for around $600m in cash....January 16, 2017
Yves Rocher acquires Sabon
French group Yves Rocher has acquired Israel-based bath and body company Sabon, according to French press reports....January 16, 2017
Natura acquires 100% of Aesop
Brazilian company Natura has acquired 100% of Australian beauty firm Emeis Holdings, which operates under the brand...December 20, 2016
Glansaol acquires Julep, Laura Geller and Clark’s Botanicals
US-headquartered prestige beauty and personal-care company Glansaol has acquired the brands Julep, Laura Geller and Clark’s Botanicals....December 20, 2016
Unilever to acquire haircare brand Living Proof
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever is to acquire premium haircare brand Living Proof. The brand will be added...December 16, 2016
Beauty M&A to heat up, says AT Kearney
M&A activity in beauty and personal care will increase as companies look to access new consumers, markets,...December 9, 2016
Groupe Bogart acquires German perfumery chain HC Parfümerie
French company Groupe Bogart has acquired German perfumery chain HC Parfümerie, marking its entry into Germany. The...December 5, 2016
Gérard Gieux becomes majority shareholder of Alkos
Former owner and minority stakeholder of cosmetics packaging company Alkos, Gérard Gieux, is to boost his share...December 4, 2016
Alliance Consumer Growth takes minority stake in Pacifica Beauty
Equity fund Alliance Consumer Growth has made a minority investment in US-based natural beauty brand Pacifica Beauty....November 24, 2016
Collcap and Quadpack merge
UK-based packaging company Collcap, and Spain-based packaging manufacturer Quadpack Industries SA have merged. The new, combined group...November 15, 2016
Estée Lauder Companies to acquire Too Faced
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to acquire US-based make-up brand Too Faced for $1.45bn, making it the...November 15, 2016
Cosnova to acquire essence and Catrice division of its Italian distributor
Germany-based Cosnova Group has signed an agreement to acquire the essence and Catrice cosmetics division of its...November 8, 2016
Dabur to acquire personal-care businesses of CTL Group
Indian FMCG company Dabur is to acquire the personal care, haircare and creams businesses of South Africa’s...November 3, 2016
IFF to acquire Fragrance Resources
US flavor and fragrance company IFF is to acquire Germany-based Fragrance Resources for an undisclosed sum. ...November 3, 2016
Edgewell Personal Care Company acquires Bulldog Skincare
Consumer products company Edgewell Personal Care has acquired UK-based men’s grooming and skincare products company Bulldog Skincare...November 2, 2016
Robertert acquires Bionov
French flavor and fragrance company Robertet has acquired Bionov, a producer of the antioxidant SuperOxyde Dismutase (SOD),...October 25, 2016
Estée Lauder to acquire Becca Cosmetics
US-based Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to acquire American make-up brand Becca Cosmetics. The acquisition is expected...October 21, 2016
Coty to acquire ghd
Coty is to acquire UK-based premium hairstyling appliances brand ghd from Lion Capital for around £420m ($510m)...October 17, 2016