The 1950s.
Acquisitions & ownership14 acquisitions and ownership changes during The 1950s in the encyclopedia's fact base, year by year.
Acquired Ballograf (Swedish company)↗ en.wikipedia.org
Trademark transferred to American Home Products Corporation↗ en.wikipedia.org
Mixa acquired by L'Oréal (Mixa est racheté par L'Oréal)↗ fr.wikipedia.org
Acquired Bismarck and Ankerflagge brands↗ dovo.com
Acquired by Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (New York-based conglomerate); headquarters subsequently moved to Cranford, New Jersey in 1960↗ blogs.lib.uconn.edu
- WEPAowner · WEPA Apothekenbedarf GmbH & Co KG
Paulus & Thewalt merges with Georg Wenderoth (Kassel), forming WEPA Paulus & Thewalt − Georg Wenderoth GmbH & Co.↗ wepa-apothekenbedarf.de
- Clairolowner · Wella Company
Acquired by Bristol-Myers (the Gelbs sold their company to Bristol-Myers).↗ en.wikipedia.org
Established Albion Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of luxury cosmetics.↗ koseholdings.co.jp
Acquired Gallia↗ fr.wikipedia.org
Chesebrough Manufacturing merged with Pond's to form Chesebrough-Pond's.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by L'Oréal (bought the Société d'hygiène dermatologique de Vichy)↗ vichymonamour.com
Acquired Tennis brand↗ dovo.com
Lingner und Fischer (Düsseldorf), post-war legal successor↗ de.wikipedia.org
J.B. Williams Company merged with Brooklyn-based Conti Products Corp.↗ newenglandhistoricalsociety.com