L Catterton acquires minority stake in Maria Nila
L Catterton has acquired a significant minority stake in Maria Nila.
L’Occitane decides against taking company private
L’Occitane International SA Chairman Reinold Geiger has decided against a potential deal to take the company private....
L’Oréal completes acquisition of Aesop
L'Oréal has completed the acquisition of luxury beauty brand Aesop.
Natura &Co considering sale of The Body Shop
Brazilian cosmetics group Natura &Co is considering selling The Body Shop.
e.l.f. Beauty to acquire Naturium
US-based beauty company e.l.f. Beauty is to acquire skincare brand Naturium
American Exchange Group acquires HatchCollective
Accessories designer and manufacturer American Exchange Group has acquired HatchCollective.
Kao to acquire Bondi Sands
Japan’s Kao Corporation is to acquire Australian suncare brand Bondi Sands.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
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.
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.
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.
Kering Beauté to acquire Creed
Kering Beauté is to acquire fragrance brand Creed from funds controlled by BlackRock Long Term Private...
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...
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...
Heinemann to acquire 50% of Nobilis Group
Left: Nobilis Managing Partner and CEO Udo Heuser. Right (from left to right): Gebr. Heinemann leaders Claus...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Oh My Cream acquires supplement brand Combeau
French clean beauty brand and retailer Oh My Cream has acquired beauty nutraceutical company Combeau. Oh My...
Juliette has a gun gets new investment
Fragrance brand Juliette has a gun has secured new investment, with Cathay Capital increasing its stake in...