The 1970s.
Acquisitions & ownership44 acquisitions and ownership changes during The 1970s in the encyclopedia's fact base, year by year.
Jovan sold to Beecham Products.↗ wwd.com
Acquired by Alès Groupe (Phytosolba Laboratories / Phyto)↗ en.wikipedia.org
L'Oreal purchased a 49% stake in the company↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Dr. Scholl'sowner · Scholl's Wellness Company
Schering-Plough acquired the Dr. Scholl's brand↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by Oshman's Sporting Goods↗ corporate.abercrombie.com
Acquired Ivarest↗ blistexinc.com
Unilever launches Denim Aftershave Original in Italy (Faberge concept transferred to Unilever)↗ denimworld.com
Acquired by Beiersdorf AG after founder's death↗ brandslex.de
Víctor Martínez Vicario bought Salherm, the original colouring company of the Sala brothers↗ salerm.com
Acquired by Avon Products for $104 million↗ en.wikipedia.org
Owned by Allegheny Ludlum (1978), then Swedish Match (1978–1989).↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired Kank-A↗ blistexinc.com
Montblanc acquired by Alfred Dunhill Ltd.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Executives purchased Personna American Safety Razor Company from Philip Morris (management buyout).↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Perlierowner · Kelémata Group
Acquired by Kelémata Group↗ it.wikipedia.org
- Juvenaowner · Troll Cosmetics GmbH
Acquired by British American Cosmetics (BAT Industries subsidiary)↗ brandslex.de
Pierre Robert AB (moderbolaget bakom LdB vid den tiden) sålt av Knut Wulff till Unilever.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by Sanofi Group.↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Combinalowner · Dr. Temt
Acquired by Dr. Dieter Temt↗ drtemt.at
- Cussonsowner · PZ Cussons plc
Acquired Cussons Group (which owned Imperial Leather, est. 1938)↗ pzcussons.com
- Kadus Professionalowner · Wella Company
Acquired by / became part of the Wella group↗ kadusprofessional.com
Acquired Weltkrone (and Heups & Hermes)↗ dovo.com
Halston business acquired by Norton Simon Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org
Helena Rubinstein, Inc. sold to Colgate-Palmolive↗ en.wikipedia.org
Max Factor & Company sold for US$500 million after generations of family ownership↗ en.wikipedia.org
Nationalized into VEB Arzneimittelwerk Dresden under the GERMED combine (GDR era)↗ dresdner-essenz.com
Expropriated by the GDR state (forced share sale); later part of VEB Flamingo-Bürsten↗ 30-grad-magazin.com
- Denmanowner · Denman International Limited
Acquired by the Rainey family (then part of Ulster Plastics Ltd).↗ salonbusiness.co.uk
- Sensilisowner · Dermofarm
Laboratorios Semar (family business founded 1946 by Dr Jorge Bellmunt) renamed Laboratorios Dermofarm — parent of Sensilis.↗ dermofarm.com
- Guinotowner · Guinot-Mary Cohr
Dr. Jean-Daniel Mondin bought the Rene Guinot company↗ referenceforbusiness.com
Sold to Eli Lilly and Company for $38 million↗ en.wikipedia.org
Gillette purchased 48% of the stock of S.T. Dupont.↗ en.wikipedia.org
J.B. Williams Company sold to Nabisco↗ blogs.lib.uconn.edu
- Palmer'sowner · E.T. Browne Drug Co., Inc.
E.T. Browne Drug Company acquired by Arnold Neis (Neis family ownership).↗ mariefranceasia.com
Dr. Greve trademark acquired by Lilleborg on January 1st↗ drgreve.no
Acquired Fontana straight razors↗ dovo.com
Acquired by the Azzerlini family (Carlo Azzerlini and Laura Pizzati)↗ farmaciassannunziata1561.it
Richardson Merrell Inc. (later Richardson-Vicks Inc.) acquires Adams National Industries (ANI), the company running Oil of Olay↗ en.wikipedia.org
Zino Davidoff sold the (tobacco/cigars) business to Basel-based Oettinger AG; cigars lineage became Oettinger Davidoff AG (separate from the fragrance license)↗ en.wikipedia.org
- evianowner · Danone
BSN Group (later Danone) took 100% control of evian↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org
Acquired by L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org
- Cella Milanoowner · Nicky Chini srl
Acquired by Nicky Chini srl (perfume company founded 1920); Cella brand preserved↗ gentilscents.com
Acquired Mitchum Co. (Mitchum deodorant/antiperspirant brand)↗ revloncorp.com