The 1960s.
Acquisitions & ownership40 acquisitions and ownership changes during The 1960s in the encyclopedia's fact base, year by year.
Acquired Kronpunkt razors↗ dovo.com
Company acquired by pharmacist Hans-Georg Laves (remained family-run)↗ laves-pharma.de
Prot family sells the company↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Ducrayowner · Pierre Fabre
Acquired by the Pierre Fabre Group↗ pierrefabreformed.com
Acquired Teufelskerle pocket knives↗ dovo.com
Acquired by Hoechst AG (German chemical conglomerate)↗ marbertshop.nl
Jean d'Albret-Orlane was sold (after Michel d'Ornano entered French politics)↗ wwd.com
Acquired by Alberto-Culver↗ en.wikipedia.org
Dior Parfums sold to Moet-Hennessy (later LVMH)↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Bettina Bartyowner · Straub Marbert Beauty Group
Acquired by STRAUB MARBERT (Straub GmbH), Wertheim↗ bettina-barty.de
Rothmans International acquired 50.6% of Dunhill (tobacco-firm ownership).↗ en.wikipedia.org
Etienne Aigner (US operations) acquired by American dress manufacturer Jonathan Logan↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by Plough Inc. (later Schering-Plough)↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by British American Tobacco↗ en.wikipedia.org
Taken over by Sterling Drug↗ de.wikipedia.org
Sothys acquired by the Mas family (French Wikipedia also names the Lacroix family)↗ sothys.fr
- Sothys Parisowner · Groupe Sothys
Sothys institute and cosmetic formulas acquired by the Mas and Lacroix families (owners of Asepta laboratories, Monaco)↗ fr.wikipedia.org
- Avèneowner · Pierre Fabre
Avène Hydrotherapy Center acquired by Pierre Fabre Laboratories↗ avenederm.com
Paul Baldesberger acquired majority shares in the mid-1960s.↗ ticinowelcome.ch
- Kloraneowner · Pierre Fabre
Klorane acquired by Pierre Fabre — original brand was a small Parisian laboratory↗ klorane.com
Taken over by the Mack family (family-owned since; third generation) — "Im Jahr 1964 wurde das Unternehmen von der Familie Mack übernommen"↗ balneo-gmbh.de
Acquired the Magnus Company↗ en.wikipedia.org
- L'Oréal Professionnelowner · L'Oréal
Sister brand Kérastase created by L'Oréal (Professional Products Division stablemate)↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by L'Oréal↗ wwd.com
Chopard acquired by Karl Scheufele III (Pforzheim goldsmith); remains family-owned↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired spotting and dry-cleaning ranges from Gronewald & Stommel (1963), Zschimmer & Schwarz (1965), Henkel/Düsseldorf and competitor Simon & Dürkheim during the 1960s (textile-care side).↗ kreussler.com
Acquired by Warner-Lambert↗ stjohnsbayrum.com
Coty acquired by Pfizer.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Company taken over by the von der Linde family ("Übernahme durch die Familie von der Linde.")↗ caelo.de
Acquired by Revillon Frères↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by Maradel Products (then Del Labs)↗ refinery29.com
- Baborowner · BABOR Beauty Group
Vossen family acquires 90% of Babor's shares (full control by 1965)↗ de.wikipedia.org
Acquired Klenzade↗ en.wikipedia.org
- DHUowner · Dr. Willmar Schwabe Gruppe
Per German Wikipedia: DHU arose from a merger of former competitors Dr. Madaus & Co. and Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH; the merger was dissolved in 1969 but the name kept. Today a 100% subsidiary of Dr. Willmar Schwabe.↗ de.wikipedia.org
Sold by Ivan Combe to Richardson-Vicks↗ en.wikipedia.org
Northam Warren Company (and Cutex brand) acquired by Chesebrough-Pond's; Cutex was being sold in 109 countries↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by Sunbeam Corporation.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Philip Morris acquired American Safety Razor.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Wenderoth AG leaves the company; WEPA Paulus & Thewalt GmbH & Co. formed.↗ wepa-apothekenbedarf.de
Acquired ICIS (canned-meat maker behind Manzotin), later renamed Trinity Alimentari and launched the Rio Mare canned-tuna brand that became the group's flagship↗ en.wikipedia.org
2 reviewed unique deals from the groups' acquisition history — parties, roles, amounts (original wording kept) and milestones, each sourced. Distinct from the 40 event entries in the timeline above; the register does not yet cover the whole timeline.
- Brands involved: Coty (acquired, per the source, no confirmed link)Completed: 1963Sources:↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Brands involved: ICIS (acquired, per the source, no confirmed link)Completed: 1960Sources:↗ en.wikipedia.org