American Exchange Group acquires HatchCollective
Accessories designer and manufacturer American Exchange Group has acquired HatchCollective.
August 17, 2023
Kao to acquire Bondi Sands
Japan’s Kao Corporation is to acquire Australian suncare brand Bondi Sands.
August 1, 2023
Silvio Denz to sell stake in Lalique to Müller
Silvio Denz from Lalique Group has reached an agreement with Müller Handels AG Schweiz for the latter to buy 600,000 of his company shares.
July 24, 2023
Bluebell Capital said to have taken a stake in Kering
Reuters has reported that Bluebell Capital has taken a stake in French luxury group Kering and is pushing for change.
July 21, 2023
Gebr. Heinemann acquires Travel Free from Unimex Group
German travel retailer Gebr. Heinemann has acquired the shares held by Unimex in Czech retail company Travel Free.
July 18, 2023
Coty to sell 3.6% of its stake in Wella
Coty is to sell 3.6% of its stake in Wella to investment firm IGF Wealth Management for...July 18, 2023
Matas Group to acquire Swedish retailer KICKS
Matas Group has signed an agreement with industrial group Axel Johnson to acquire 100% of the shares in the Swedish beauty company KICKS Group
July 13, 2023
Kering said to have paid €3.5bn to acquire Creed
It has been revealed that French luxury group Kering paid €3.5bn to acquire the fragrance brand Creed.
July 11, 2023
CPL Aromas acquires Global Fragrances Labs
CPL Aromas has acquired Global Fragrances Labs (GFL) in Spain and their entire operations in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona.
July 5, 2023
Beiersdorf acquires stake in recycling technology company
Beiersdorf AG has acquired a stake in Swiss startup DePoly SA through its OSCAR&PAUL Venture Capital Unit.
June 27, 2023
Kering Beauté to acquire Creed
Kering Beauté is to acquire fragrance brand Creed from funds controlled by BlackRock Long Term Private...June 26, 2023
Advent International to acquire majority stake in Parfums de Marly and INITIO
Parfums de Marly Private-equity firm Advent International is to acquire a majority stake in perfume brands Parfums...June 22, 2023
Boris Gratini and Hélène Ortola acquire majority stake in Sabé Masson
Sabé Masson – La Maison du Soft Perfume Paris Beauty executive Boris Gratini and luxury analyst Hélène...June 19, 2023
Heinemann to acquire 50% of Nobilis Group
Left: Nobilis Managing Partner and CEO Udo Heuser. Right (from left to right): Gebr. Heinemann leaders Claus...June 16, 2023
Asos said to have received offer from Alibaba-owned company
UK-based online retailer Asos is said to have received a £1bn ($1.24bn) takeover offer from Trendyol, a...June 5, 2023
L’Oréal fund invests in US biotech
L’Oréal’s venture capital fund BOLD has made a minority investment in US-based biotech company Debut. Debut...June 1, 2023
Selva Ventures gets backing from Unilever’s venture capital arm
Selva Ventures, a venture capital firm, has closed a $34m funding round, with backing from Unilever Ventures...June 1, 2023
Sandbridge Capital invests in r.e.m beauty
Courtesy of r.e.m. beauty R.e.m. beauty, the brand founded by singer and actress Ariana Grande, has secured...May 23, 2023
Prelude Growth Partners invests in Skin Pharm
Private-equity company Prelude Growth Partners has taken a minority stake in US-based beauty brand Skin Pharm for...May 16, 2023
Fable Investments raises stake in Perfumer H
Natura &Co’s venture capital fund Fable Investments has upped its investment in UK-based fragrance brand Perfumer H....May 15, 2023
THG ends takeover talks with Apollo
UK-based THG has ended talks with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management about a possible takeover due to...May 12, 2023
Shiseido Q1 sales up 2.6%
Shiseido saw a 2.6% increase in sales to ¥240bn ($1.78bn) in the first quarter of 2023, as...May 12, 2023
Oh My Cream acquires supplement brand Combeau
French clean beauty brand and retailer Oh My Cream has acquired beauty nutraceutical company Combeau. Oh My...May 10, 2023
Juliette has a gun gets new investment
Fragrance brand Juliette has a gun has secured new investment, with Cathay Capital increasing its stake in...May 10, 2023
DSM and Firmenich complete merger
Dutch company DSM and Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich confirmed their merger today, resulting in...May 9, 2023
Apollo said to be gearing up to make offer for THG
Private-equity firm Apollo is said to have enlisted ex-Coty CEO Camillo Pane and former CEO of UK-based...May 3, 2023
Oddity to acquire biotech company Revela
Dr. David Zhang, Shiran Holtzman Erel, Oran Holtzman and Dr. Evan Zhao (Photo: Business Wire) Beauty...April 27, 2023
L Catterton invests in DIBS Beauty
Color cosmetics brand DIBS Beauty has received a capital investment from investment firm L Catterton. Terms...April 27, 2023
SKS Capital invests in South Korean distributor Grace
Grace supplies beauty products to South Korean retailer Olive Young (above). Image courtesy of Olive Young ...April 25, 2023
Pierre Fabre Group acquires MÊME
French dermo-cosmetics company Pierre Fabre Group has acquired MÊME, a skincare and nailcare brand designed for...April 18, 2023