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
THG receives takeover bid from Apollo
UK-based beauty e-commerce company THG has received an acquisition proposal from private-equity firm Apollo Global Management....April 17, 2023
Forma Brands completes sale, appoints new CEO
The $690m sale of beauty incubator Forma Brands to its lenders has been completed. Forma Brands is...April 12, 2023
Sampler acquires abeo
Canadian samples company Sampler has acquired digital sampling business abeo from Arcade Beauty. Sampler says the acquisition...April 12, 2023
Clarins family takes majority stake in Pai Skincare
Famille C Participations, the private investment firm of the Courtin family, which owns French skincare brand Clarins,...April 11, 2023
L’Oréal to acquire Aesop
L’Oréal is to acquire skin, hair and bodycare brand Aesop from Brazil’s Natura &Co. The proposed transaction...April 4, 2023
Walgreens Boots Alliance may sell or float Boots
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is said to be considering selling or floating Boots, its UK health and...March 27, 2023
Gotha Cosmetics acquires Beauty Rain
The Scandelli family, founders of Beauty Rain, with Gotha Cosmetics CEO Paolo Valsecchi Color cosmetics contract manufactuer...March 10, 2023
Ieva Group acquires Intuiskin from Unilever
The Ioma brand The Ieva Group, which was founded by Jean Michel Karam in 2020, has acquired...March 8, 2023
Aptar Beauty acquires iD Scent
iD Scent’s Scentouch sample for Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Dispensing company Aptar Beauty has acquired iD Scent, a...March 2, 2023
Robertet acquires Aroma Esencial
French fragrance house The Robertet Group has acquired Aroma Esencial, a Spanish company specialized in the processing...March 2, 2023
Givaudan to acquire ingredients from Amyris
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to acquire certain cosmetic ingredients from biotechnology company Amyris, Inc....February 22, 2023
Unilever to sell Suave’s North American business
Unilever is to sell its Suave beauty and personal-care brand in North America to Boston-based private- equity...February 14, 2023
Symrise to acquire minority stake in biotech company
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is to take a minority stake in Israeli biotech company Synergio,...February 6, 2023
LVMH, L’Oréal and Shiseido said to be mulling Aesop stake
LVMH, L’Oréal and Shiseido are among the companies considering taking a stake in Natura &Co-owned beauty brand...January 31, 2023
AS Beauty acquires Bliss World
US-based AS Beauty has acquired skincare brand Bliss World from private-equity company L Catterton. The acquisition marks...January 16, 2023
L’Oréal invests in metaverse and Web3 company
L’Oréal has made a minority investment in US-based startup, Digital Village, a metaverse-as-a-service platform and NFT...January 12, 2023
P&G Beauty to acquire Mielle Organics
P&G Beauty is to acquire US-based textured haircare brand Mielle Organics. Founded in 2014 by Monique and...January 11, 2023
Medmix takes stake in Chinese beauty manufacturer
Switzerland-based Medmix is to acquire a majority stake in China-based beauty manufacturer Guangdong Qiaoyi Plastic Co. Ltd...January 11, 2023
GPA Global acquires Cosfibel Group
Cosfibel Group Executive Chairman Alain Chevassus and Cosfibel Group CEO Marie Sermadiras Packaging company GPA Global has...January 10, 2023
L’Oréal invests in Prinker Korea Inc
L’Oréal developed Brow Magic with startup Prinker Korea Inc, and has now taken a minority stake in...January 9, 2023
Henkel to soon sell Russian business
German company Henkel aims to sell its Russian business soon, according to Reuters. The company announced that...January 3, 2023
Bluebell Group acquires Star Brands Travel Retail
Asian brand and travel-retail company Bluebell Group has acquired China-based travel-retail operator Star Brands Travel Retail. As...December 19, 2022
Beiersdorf acquires life science company S-Biomedic
German group Beiersdorf has acquired a majority stake in Belgium-based S-Biomedic, a life science company specialized in...December 16, 2022
Eurofragance to acquire Indonesia’s PT Euronindo Fragrance, exits US
Spain-based fragrance house Eurofragance is to acquire Indonesian company PT Euronindo Fragrance in a bid to strengthen...December 15, 2022
Silverwood to acquire stake in Lush
UK-based Silverwood Brands is to acquire a stake in beauty brand Lush for around £216.8m ($268.86m) from...December 14, 2022