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
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