The 1920s.
Acquisitions & ownership12 acquisitions and ownership changes during The 1920s in the encyclopedia's fact base, year by year.
Activity taken over by Domenico Sguerso near Savona; brand continued in Italy under FISAM (Fabbrica Italiana della Savonnerie Amande di Marsiglia).↗ en.wikipedia.org
Lever Brothers merged with Margarine Unie to form Unilever (Lux thereby became a Unilever brand).↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired the razor-making business Hoppe & Co.↗ countryknives.com
Palmolive-Peet Company acquired/merged with Colgate Company, forming Colgate-Palmolive↗ en.wikipedia.org
Owned/developed by Lingner-Werke (Dresden, Germany)↗ de.wikipedia.org
Pharmacist Georges Gay took over management of the brand (Therme/Gay family ownership, five generations).↗ academiebeaute.com
Fuchs founded the house by purchasing two existing Grasse perfumeries: Cresp-Martinenq and Muraour.↗ usines-parfum.fragonard.com
Ach. Brito took over the former Claus & Schweder factory after its German founders returned to Germany, continuing it as the Claus Porto brand (international/luxury line)↗ blog.fendrihan.com
- Claus Portoowner · Ach. Brito & Cª
Claus & Schweder (Claus Porto's predecessor) acquired by Ach. Brito & Cª.↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Chanelowner · Chanel Limited
Pierre Wertheimer founded Parfums Chanel; the Wertheimer family took 70% ownership of the perfume business↗ en.wikipedia.org
American trading house Lehn & Fink acquired the company's shares↗ schuelke.com
Der Kommende Tag AG acquired the former 'Colonial-Werke Paul Rumpus' in Schwäbisch Gmünd (now Weleda's German headquarters)↗ en.wikipedia.org
1 reviewed unique deals from the groups' acquisition history — parties, roles, amounts (original wording kept) and milestones, each sourced. Distinct from the 12 event entries in the timeline above; the register does not yet cover the whole timeline.
- Merger#Brands involved: Colgate (merged, per the source, no confirmed link), Palmolive-Peet (merged, per the source, no confirmed link)Completed: 1928Sources:↗ colgatepalmolive.com