The 1990s.

Johnson & Johnson purchased the skin care business.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Clive Christian acquired the Crown Perfumery Company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Phillips-Van Heusen sold GANT operations to Pyramid Sportswear of Sweden for $71 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Hermès acquires 35% of Gaultier's label for 150 million francs ($23 million); later increased to 45%↗ en.wikipedia.org

Neiman Marcus Group acquired 56% stake ($34 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by IK Partners (Industri Kapital); IK exited in March 2006↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired/fully owned by Tendam (formerly Cortefiel Group). Note: dates conflict — see audit.conflicts.↗ tendam.es

Supreme International (George Feldenkreis) acquires the Perry Ellis brand and renames itself Perry Ellis International↗ en.wikipedia.org

Plisson integrated/acquired the Joris brand of high-quality shaving accessories↗ plisson1808.com

Sanofi sold the brand to Gucci.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Jean-Claude Sirop (now Groupe Thalgo, Sirop family-owned)↗ thalgo.fr

Acquired by Aris Industries for $25 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Moschino joined Aeffe S.p.A.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired French canned-fish brand Saupiquet↗ en.wikipedia.org

Nine West (co-founded by Camuto) acquired by Jones Apparel Group for $900 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Jean Philippe Fragrances, Inc. changed its name to Inter Parfums, Inc. (July 1999).↗ encyclopedia.com

Acquired by Kering (then PPR), becoming a Kering subsidiary↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH↗ en.wikipedia.org

Marja Entrich AB Sverige (Gun and Timo Tammerlöv) acquired Nordic Bio Cosmetic and Karl Lark Production facilities in Finland.↗ marja-entrich.no

Prada Group acquired 75% stake (later increased to 98%)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies for 'undisclosed millions'↗ en.wikipedia.org

African Pride acquired by Revlon↗ thatsister.com

Acquired Nina Ricci fragrance and fashion business↗ puig.com

Bentley Motors acquired by Volkswagen Group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Alès Groupe↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand taken over by Silvio Ruocco (Ruocco family ownership).↗ parfumo.com

Shansby Group acquired Cutex from Carson for $30 million (December 1998)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Pétrole Hahn↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Estée Lauder completed full (100%) acquisition.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Placed in receivership; acquired by Wella↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Puig↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Sifarma S.p.A. (Milan)↗ sifarma.it

Acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb (purchased from Redmond Products)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Tipp-Ex brand and Sheaffer↗ en.wikipedia.org

Carson Inc. purchased Cutex U.S./Puerto Rico operations for $41 million (April 1997)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Ruth family acquires Le Lavandin de Grignan farm↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Karl Lagerfeld repurchases his eponymous brand.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Clarins increased ownership to 83.5% and has held the rights to the Thierry Mugler name since then↗ en.wikipedia.org

Prosibel acquires French competitor Nelson↗ sinelco.com

C. Bomann GmbH acquired by Clatronic International GmbH (parent group of ProfiCare).↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired (majority stake) by LVMH↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Estée Lauder Companies for $300 million in cash↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Stridex↗ blistexinc.com

Cyrus Harvey sells Crabtree & Evelyn to Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (Malaysian holding company); subsidiary CE Holdings created↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired the Merkur brand↗ dovo.com

Formed a partnership with Salvatore Ferragamo.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Haugron (parent of Floïd) acquired by The Colomer Group.↗ refineriadecaballeros.wordpress.com

Tropic Tex purchases the Halston clothing license; Revlon retains rights to Halston fragrances↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand acquired by Caola (Unilever handling distribution/marketing) for ~200 million HUF revenue base↗ hu.wikipedia.org

Reinold Geiger became majority shareholder↗ en.wikipedia.org

LVMH acquired Loewe completely.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kirschbaum family acquires majority shareholding in MERKUR Stahlwaren.↗ merkur-razors.com

Bottega Verde group (Lavino family) acquired the Naj-Oleari main brand↗ madeinitaly-community.com

Lancaster Group (Nikos Parfums licensing partner) became part of Coty↗ fragrantica.com

Spanish company Myrurgia acquired the brand.↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Vestar (Capital) Partners became the new parent company for Remington Products (June 1996).↗ encyclopedia.com

Acquired Ørbæk Bryggeri↗ romernaturprodukt.dk

Acquired by Alberto-Culver for $110 million↗ fundinguniverse.com

Acquired Moser Elektrogerate GmbH (Germany), expanding global footprint↗ en.wikipedia.org

Cosmetics business division broke off from Sony Creative Products Inc. and became Sony CP Laboratories Inc.↗ bcl-company.jp

Acquired by Coty Inc. from Unilever (part of Coty's acquisition of Unilever's European cosmetic brands)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Marvis, the toothpaste brand that today generates (together with Proraso) almost 70% of group revenue.↗ it.wikipedia.org

Revlon Professional Worldwide acquired Creative Nail Design Systems (Vista, California)↗ nailsmag.com

Moser Elektrogeräte GmbH acquired by Wahl Clipper Corporation (USA)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Carolina Herrera New York fashion division↗ puig.com

Parfums Azzaro acquired by Clarins↗ wwd.com

Apparel brand acquired by Naf Naf; Guy Azoulay stayed on as artistic director.↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Mana Products from Elizabeth Arden (Mana founder Nikos Mouyiaris had previously worked for Erno Laszlo as a chemist).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Ted Lapidus fashion house from Altus/Consortium de Réalisation.↗ wwd.com

Patrick Ales repurchased L'Oreal's shares for 90 million francs↗ en.wikipedia.org

Jacques Bogart SA acquired Ted Lapidus SA from Altus (Credit Lyonnais spin-off Consortium de Realisation)↗ wwd.com

Acquired Pigeat taillanderie↗ thiers-issard.fr

BaByliss S.A. acquired by Conair Corporation (~$38 million, February 1995)↗ referenceforbusiness.com

Became part of Henkel (Henkel Norden AB) after Henkel acquired Schwarzkopf↗ sv.wikipedia.org

Schwarzkopf (including Palette) acquired by Henkel↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Henkel from the Schwarzkopf family and the former Hoechst Group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Schwarzkopf acquired by / becomes part of Henkel↗ henkel.com

Acquired by Henkel (Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH); July 1995↗ en.wikipedia.org

Puig acquired the Carolina Herrera fashion business (having licensed the fragrance name from 1988)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold by Hoechst to Italian Perform Group↗ lohashotels.de

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies for $74.5 million↗ fashionabc.org

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies↗ elcompanies.com

Mülhens family company acquired by Wella AG↗ en.wikipedia.org

Transferred from POLA Group to Kelemata (Italian group)↗ fragrantica.com

Boucheron (family business) sold to Schweizerhall.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired 100% of IFC (Industrial Farmacéutica Cantabria).↗ cantabrialabs.com

Acquired a 23% stake in L'Occitane en Provence↗ en.wikipedia.org

Christopher Freeman acquired Granado from the last remaining Granado family member for US$8 million.↗ pt.wikipedia.org

Formulas licensed to Renaissance Cosmetics following 1993 Chapter 11 bankruptcy↗ en.wikipedia.org

Reinold Geiger acquired a 33% stake in the company↗ en.wikipedia.org

Lalique (Cristal Lalique) sold to Pochet↗ en.wikipedia.org

MD Formulations (Jan Marini's prior company) sold to Allergan — preceded founding of JMSR↗ google.com

Acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb↗ encyclopedia.com

Wella (Rochas brand owner) purchased Muelhens, inheriting Payot.↗ fr.wikipedia.org

L'Oréal fully took control of Cosmair↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired German adhesives maker UHU↗ en.wikipedia.org

Cantabria Labs (then the founding group) acquired 100% of IFC (Industrial Farmacéutica Cantabria), reorienting toward innovative, specialized dermatological lines.↗ cantabrialabs.com

Farmeco S.A. acquired international Covermark distribution rights (excluding US, Japan, select Asian markets)↗ cosmeticsandskin.com

Sanofi SA sold the Stendhal skin care brand to Jacques Bogart, along with the manufacturing factory.↗ wwd.com

Pinault S.A. became the retail conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) following its diversification beyond timber.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Matrix (incl. Biolage) sold to Bristol-Myers Squibb for approximately $400 million↗ encyclopedia.com

Acquired by LVMH↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parlux Fragrances acquires Perry Ellis fragrance manufacturing/distribution rights from Sanofi Beauté Inc.↗ wwd.com

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies (51% stake; founders retained creative control).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sara Lee acquired the personal care unit of SmithKline Beecham (June 1993), which included Brylcreem.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Couture house acquired by Yagi Tsusho Limited (Japanese company) after bankruptcy; Lloyd Klein appointed head designer↗ en.wikipedia.org

Investcorp acquired remaining stake; Gucci family involvement ended↗ en.wikipedia.org

Company taken over by Francois-Louis Vuitton.↗ haussmann-patrimoine.fr

The Leibers sold the business to Time Products for a reported USD 16 million.↗ encyclopedia.design

Redken acquired (Professional Products Division stablemate)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Bolton obtained full control of Manetti & Roberts through a share swap with SmithKline Beecham.↗ encyclopedia.com

Sara Lee Deutschland GmbH (Mainz)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired the personal care appliance division of Clairol Inc. (Wikipedia dates this 1994; see conflicts).↗ encyclopedia.com

Johnson & Johnson purchased RoC from LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy)↗ beautyindependent.com

A. Nelson & Co acquired the Bach Centre's remedy-making business for £4.3 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bolton Group↗ bolton.com

Company split into tobacco and luxury divisions; Dunhill's luxury arm became wholly owned by Vendôme Luxury Group, controlled by Richemont.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by / became part of the Swiss Richemont group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics Ltd (American company)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Groupe Bogart (Jacques Bogart SA) from the L'Oréal Group↗ groupe-bogart.com

Acquired by Cosmair, Inc. (L'Oréal's US licensee / professional products division) when sales reached $160 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent house Kenzo acquired by LVMH↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH (from SEBP and Financière Truffaut) for about $80 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Wella acquired Sebastian International (US).↗ wellacompany.com

Acquired/controlled by Bolton Group (Milan).↗ it.wikipedia.org

Acquired Wite-Out Products↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by German Schwarzkopf (from KemaNord/KemaNobel ownership)↗ sv.wikipedia.org

Owned and managed since 1992 by Věra Komárová and Vladimír Komár as a family business↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Borghese↗ en.wikipedia.org

Karl Lagerfeld brand acquired by Dunhill Holdings / Vendôme Luxury Group for ~$30 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Manetti & Roberts acquired by Bolton Group (Somatoline became a Bolton Group brand)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Eemland (Holdings) sells Wilkinson Sword to Warner-Lambert, owner of Schick, forming Schick-Wilkinson Sword.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bolton Group↗ it.wikipedia.org

Colgate-Palmolive acquires The Mennen Company, including Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Teen Spirit, Skin Bracer, and Baby Magic brands↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty purchased by Joh. A. Benckiser (now JAB Holding Company).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Fragrance line licensed to / signed with Puig (Spanish beauty & fashion group, founded 1914)↗ encyclopedia.com

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (sold by Revlon)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold to Original Additions↗ cosmeticsandskin.com

Juvena acquires Laboratoires La Prairie↗ brandslex.de

Brand name and concept revived by Marie-Hélène Rogeon as a new entity (LES PARFUMS DE ROSINE SARL, SIREN 382 711 588).↗ les-parfums-de-rosine.com

Acquired by Procter & Gamble↗ en.wikipedia.org

Swedish conglomerate Proventus AB bought all Puma common stock.↗ encyclopedia.com

Laboratoires La Prairie became part of Beiersdorf AG↗ beiersdorf.com

Resold to Benckiser GmbH and reorganized into its Coty division.↗ wwd.com

Acquired fully by Kao Corporation (Beiersdorf exited the joint venture)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Procter & Gamble through P&G's purchase of Max Factor↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Parlux Group after founder's bankruptcy.↗ fragrantica.com

Acquired in the 1990s by Biella entrepreneur Paolo Lavino (year approximate; trade press states '90s).↗ ilbiellese.it

Acquired by Beiersdorf AG (Nivea parent)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kappus acquires the Riesa soap works in Saxony↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Wasserstein Perella & Co.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Clarins acquired a 34% stake in Thierry Mugler Couture for fragrance production↗ en.wikipedia.org

Reclaimed by the Müller family after reunification↗ muehle-shaving.com

Aliza Jabès acquired the original small Parisian natural-cosmetology formulation laboratory that became NUXE↗ us.fashionnetwork.com

SmithKline Beecham (Hamburg)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Incorporated by Amorepacific (Amore Pacific Group); operates as an Amorepacific subsidiary brand↗ en.wikipedia.org

Italian Bolzano facility acquired by Feintechnik GmbH (Eisfeld, Germany)↗ badgerandblade.com

Acquired by Procter & Gamble from the Shulton Company↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Reckitt Benckiser↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brelil acquired by present owners; became foundation stone of the Sodalis Group↗ esteticaexport.com

Declaré brand acquired by Karl J. Troll from Greiter Piz Buin; new owner-company Troll Cosmetics founded↗ cash.at

Fabergé acquired by Unilever; Brut transferred to Chesebrough-Ponds division↗ en.wikipedia.org

Joint venture re-integration of VEB Londa Rothenkirchen plant into the unified Wella AG group following German reunification.↗ encyclopedia.com