The 2000s.

Shamrock Holdings (Disney Family investment company) acquired 20% of Ahava.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired GTS SpA (professional body care, facial, makeup and aesthetic equipment)↗ alfaparfmilano.com

Randi Shinder sold her remaining equity in Fusion Brands (owner of CLEAN) after earlier selling her majority stake and serving as CEO for three years.↗ basenotes.com

Merck & Co. acquired Dr. Scholl's via its purchase of Schering-Plough↗ en.wikipedia.org

Stiefel Laboratories acquired by GSK plc↗ en.wikipedia.org

Signed a 10-year fragrance and cosmetics licensing agreement with Beauté Prestige International (a division of Shiseido).↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Escada AG filed for insolvency; acquired by Lakshmi Mittal (Megha Mittal became chair)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Omega Pharma sold its stake in Arseus (Fagron's then parent) to Waterland↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand transferred to Beauty Brands International (BBI), Baden-Baden↗ epcnews.eu

Taken over by Hollander-Ward (H2 Equity co-owners), then went bankrupt; brand name repurchased by Olsthoorn family↗ nl.wikipedia.org

Parent Miraculum declared bankruptcy (79 million złoty debt); factory buildings sold.↗ pl.wikipedia.org

Acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) through GSK's acquisition of Stiefel Laboratories↗ beautymatter.com

Unilever acquired Sanex as part of its purchase of Sara Lee Corporation's personal care division.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Dermofarm (parent of Sensilis) bought by Instituto Ganassini of Italy.↗ dermofarm.com

Stiefel Laboratories, named as registered owner of the Stieprox trade mark in the 2013 Australian CMI ("Stieprox® is a registered trade mark of Stiefel Laboratories, Inc."), was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in July 2009 ("Stiefel was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in July 2009 to create a new specialist dermatology business.")↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Patriarch Partners, LLC (Lynn Tilton)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired/invested by L Catterton (private equity)↗ prnewswire.com

TIGI product line (created by Toni & Guy) acquired by Unilever for £296 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Revived the historic Italian perfume house Casamorati (originally established in Bologna in 1888).↗ xerjoff.com

Acquired Helvepharm (Switzerland)↗ zentiva.de

Eucabal's manufacturer Esparma (Magdeburg) joined the Strüngmann-owned Aristo group; the brand is today marketed by Aristo Pharma GmbH, Berlin.↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Equibox Holding SpA acquired a 60% stake in Fashion Box SpA (owner of Replay); remaining 40% retained by Fashion Box Group SpA, the holding owned by the late Claudio Buziol's family↗ wwd.com

Acquired Diamond Water Co., Ltd.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired (via BODE Chemie) by PAUL HARTMANN AG; BODE became a wholly-owned subsidiary.↗ bode-chemie.com

Iconix Brand Group acquired 50% stake in the Ed Hardy brand (increased to 85% in 2011)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sinelco Group NV (operator of Sibel) acquired by Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. for $37M cash↗ cosmeticsdesign-asia.com

Acquired by Unilever (global TIGI professional hair product business + education academies, $411.5m) from owners of Toni & Guy / the Mascolo brothers↗ cosmeticsdesign-asia.com

Wipro acquired Asian/African/Australasian markets for $45.5 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired/revived by Xerjoff (Xerjoff Group S.p.A.), co-founded by Sergio Momo and Dominique Salvo in 2007.↗ khrishaperfumery.com.au

Coria Laboratories (original developer of CeraVe) acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for $95 million.↗ thecontemporaryedit.com

Acquired Sanctuary Spa for £75 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Asia-Pacific rights/operations for Dermatix passed from Valeant Pharmaceuticals to Invida Pharmaceutical Holdings in a ~USD 37.8M divestment of ~230 SKUs (Kinerase, Dermatix, Efudix among them).↗ genengnews.com

ETA a.s. acquired by BENSON OAK CAPITAL COÖPERATIEF (Netherlands).↗ cs.wikipedia.org

Henkel sold its stake in Ecolab↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Procter & Gamble (from Catterton Partners; reported over $400 million)↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by Swiss retail group Maus Frères.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parfums Grès integrated into Art & Fragrance (now Lalique Group)↗ fragrantica.com

Onward Holdings (Japan) acquired the brand for 167 million euros↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold to JH Partners (San Francisco private equity firm)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Art & Fragrance (Swiss group under Silvio Denz)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Antichi Pelletieri bought parent Finduck Group for £29.2 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Original Tel Aviv company (founded 2003 by the Sabag brothers) acquired by Carmen and Ofer Tal↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kindersley owned 90% of the stock, and gave 15% of the company to 280 employees.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Nioxin acquired by Procter & Gamble↗ wellacompany.com

PHYT'S acquires the Bionatural brand↗ phyts.ch

Coty Inc. enters license agreement with Playboy Enterprises for global fragrance line↗ licensinginternational.org

L'Oréal acquired Roger & Gallet from Gucci (then subsidiary of PPR).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Hong Kong businessman Billy Ngok following 2007 bankruptcy.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Stieper & Soehne GmbH↗ spinnrad.de

Acquired by Sanofi↗ zentiva.de

Fashion/accessories business acquired by Swiss-based Holy Fashion Group (fragrance & cosmetics license remains with Coty)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Functional Cosmetics Company AG takes on the a-per® brand (Aufnahme der Marke a-per®)↗ sweat-stop.ch

Kellwood (XOXO licensee) acquired by Sun Capital Partners↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Occitane Group (L'Occitane en Provence)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal (YSL Beauté Holding bought from PPR/Gucci Group for €1.15 billion; announced 23 January 2008, finalised late April 2008)↗ moodiedavittreport.com

OTB Group acquired a majority stake (51%)↗ otb.net

Acquired by Peter Greven Hautschutz GmbH & Co. KG (Peter Greven Group) from Dr. Woellner Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, in an asset deal; company renamed Peter Greven Physioderm GmbH↗ rws-verlag.de

Acquired by PZ Cussons↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Paul Hartmann AG (HARTMANN GROUP) — 100% ownership (80% in 2001, remaining 20% in 2008).↗ hartmann.info

Acquired by Perfume Holding (Italy) from Procter & Gamble.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Gurwitch Products (part of Alticor, which also owned Laura Mercier)↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Mäurer & Wirtz from Procter & Gamble (announced Dec 2006, completed 2007)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Following the divorce of Corré and Rees, private equity firm 3i purchased 80% of the company for £60 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Azett GmbH & Co. KG ('Übernahme der Alpencosmed aus Kempten im Allgäu') — tier 4 source (acquirer's own company history)↗ azett.de

Acquired by Energizer via Playtex Products acquisition ($1.9 billion); brand manufactured by Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp↗ en.wikipedia.org

Vivarte acquired the Naf Naf group, including Chevignon.↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Madaus (owner of Echinacin) sold to the Italian pharmaceutical group Rottapharm, later renamed Rottapharm Madaus.↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired Microtek Medical Holdings for $275 million (infection prevention for hospitals)↗ en.wikipedia.org

FILA brand acquired by Fila Korea (now Fila Holdings, headquartered in Seoul)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Playtex Products, Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

LOGOCOS acquires Elektrobio (parent of Heliotrop and Neobio).↗ marjorie-wiki.de

Acquired by Provalliance group↗ wwd.com

Sold to TowerBrook Capital Partners and Gala Capital (£185 million valuation).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Schaer Pharma, Itingen BL; Kräuterpfarrer Künzle AG founded through the purchase.↗ kp-kuenzle.ch

Modern Miraculum S.A. (then Grupa Kolastyna) purchased brands from PZ Cussons Polska S.A.↗ relacje.miraculum.pl

Perry Ellis International grants its fragrance/beauty (fragrances, skincare, cosmetics) licence to Falic Fashion Group (subsidiary of Duty Free Americas) for ~$63 million↗ dfnionline.com

Acquired by The Carlyle Group (estimated $450 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Valentino Fashion Group bought a 45% stake in Proenza Schouler.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Mäurer & Wirtz from Procter & Gamble.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Bost Chatelet foundry↗ thiers-issard.fr

Acquired by Zwilling J.A. Henckels AG↗ tondeonorthamerica.com

Tosca acquired by Mäurer & Wirtz from Procter & Gamble (as part of the Mülhens portfolio including 4711)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Nike for £285 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent company Mucos acquired by Canadian Atrium Innovations.↗ wobenzym.de

Acquired Eczacıbaşı Generic Pharmaceuticals (Wikipedia only)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Divested by Shiseido; sold to a group of private investors led by Brian Robinson↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Acquired by Montagu Private Equity for £160 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Almirall acquired Hermal, a European dermatology company, from Reckitt Benckiser. Today Almirall Hermal GmbH holds the Akneroxid marketing authorisation; the sources do not state whether Akneroxid was part of the Hermal portfolio at the time of the acquisition.↗ almirall.de

Brand passed to Almirall when Almirall acquired Hermal (Reinbek); now marketed by subsidiary Almirall Hermal GmbH.↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Clorox for approximately $925 million; operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary since.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty, Inc. (from Del Laboratories)↗ refinery29.com

Lanvin perfume/fragrance business acquired by Interparfums (Inter Parfums SA); worldwide rights to Lanvin brand names and Class 3 trademarks from Jeanne Lanvin S.A.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal ($280 million) into its Professional Products Division.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Coca-Cola Beverage (former Coca-Cola Korea Bottling Co., Ltd.), expanding into the beverage business↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by the Lalique Group (formerly Art & Fragrance).↗ thegoodshoppingguide.com

Association with the groupe Rand Frères (costume-jewellery family company, brand Bala Boosté) announced in January 2007; terms to be disclosed around 15 February.↗ franchise-magazine.com

Deal finalised: a holding, Lollipops Développement, was created; the capital of the holding and its subsidiary Lollipops SA is shared between Rand Frères SAS and the two creators, Marjorie Mathieu and Yann Ducarouge.↗ fr.fashionnetwork.com

Acquired Elmiplant skincare brand (Romania)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Richemont group took a stake in / acquired the Alaïa fashion house↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Hain Celestial Group as part of Avalon Natural Products, Inc.↗ ir.hain.com

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. acquires the fragrance brand licenses and certain assets of Riviera Concepts Inc. (Toronto), which produced the Alfred Sung fragrance line.↗ happi.com

Reig Capital Group became owner of Azzaro fashion house↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired RetinSphere patent technology.↗ cantabrialabs.com

Acquired by Orion Pharma A/S (subsidiary of Finnish Orion Corporation)↗ danatekt.dk

Didier Tabary acquired FILORGA↗ thebeautyinformer.com

Change Capital Partners purchased the brand from Prada↗ en.wikipedia.org

Nelson Peltz's Triarc Companies and US private equity firm JH Partners became investors↗ cooperinvestors.com

Liz Claiborne Inc. purchased Kate Spade for $124 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Swiss Resinag AG and with it the SCLEROVEIN® sclerosants.↗ kreussler.com

Gurwitch Products (Laura Mercier) acquired by Alticor (Amway parent), valued at more than $120 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Laboratorios Gayoso (pharmaceutical products)↗ phergal.com

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (per rogaine.com: 'Johnson & Johnson acquires ROGAINE®')↗ rogaine.com

Kao Corporation acquired Kanebo Cosmetics (SENSAI's parent); SENSAI is now a Kanebo brand within Kao↗ kao.com

Acquired by Sun Capital Partners, Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Ilirija acquired the Lek Kozmetika company↗ subrina.si

Acquired by L'Oréal in a £652.3 million takeover↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Lornamead Group↗ web.archive.org

The Jemella Group (ghd owner) bought by Lloyds Development Capital for £55 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by AC Marca (along with sister brand Aftersun)↗ acmarca.com

Acquired by Able C&C Co., Ltd.↗ 1000logos.net

Holding company Amorepacific Group founded as a corporate spin-off from the operating company (renamed Amorepacific Holdings in 2025).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kalina International (Lausanne) holds over 75 % of the then-parent Dr. Scheller Cosmetics AG (Eislingen) from 2006↗ de.wikipedia.org

Divested BSN Medical, sold to Montagu Private Equity for EUR 1.03 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired the Bostik adhesives brand↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Orange Glo International, bringing the OxiClean, Kaboom and Orange Glo brands.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired natural personal-care brand Tom's of Maine (US$100 million).↗ en.wikipedia.org

The Kao Group acquired Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.↗ kao.com

Laboratoires Vendôme acquired by Johnson & Johnson; Le Petit Marseillais passes to J&J.↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Brand marketed by Johnson & Johnson (J&J consumer health)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired The Body Shop for £562 million (later divested to Natura in 2017).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Matas sold to CVC Capital Partners for 5.2 billion DKK.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand sold by founder Paul Mazzotta (eventual new operator: Meeray Cosmetics, South Korea)↗ berkscountyliving.com

Acquired by Boots (per WWD).↗ wwd.com

Acquired the Lordin brand from Chemische Fabrik Carl Wilden GmbH, Rödermark.↗ pgp-hautschutz.de

Acquired by Reckitt Benckiser (via Boots Healthcare International)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Offered to acquire Serbian pharmaceutical group Hemofarm for €485 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Alighiero Campostrini soap factory acquired by Saponerie Mario Fissi srl (CEO Daniele Bedeschi).↗ saponeriefissi.com

Acquired by King Power group (Hong Kong)↗ worthpoint.com

The professional haircare brand BERRYWELL® became part of TITANIA® Fabrik GmbH, adding an exclusive professional hair-products range.↗ titania-beauty.de

Parent Wilde Group took over Monteil International Cosmetics GmbH (LCN itself not acquired)↗ wilde-group.com

Acquired by Jacques Gaillard to preserve France's last hairbrush manufacturer↗ altesse-studio.com

MH Private Equity LLC acquired New Sunshine LLC (Australian Gold's parent company); Australian Gold became part of MH Equity's portfolio.↗ ibj.com

Coty, Inc. bought the fragrance licensing agreements from Unilever↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty acquired the Chloé perfume license via its purchase of Unilever Cosmetics International (fragrance licensee, not ownership of the house).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Gruppo Ferragamo sold the label to internet entrepreneur Asim Abdullah for US$84 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Richemont sold the company to Torreal S.C.R., S.A. (Spanish investment firm)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Okaïdi group from the Frydman family (group later renamed IDGroup / ÏDKIDS)↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Kappus acquires Dreiring-Werk (Krefeld)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Dr. Scheller Cosmetics AG (Manhattan's parent) majority acquired by Kalina (Russia).↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Founder Romy Fraser reduced her stake from 70% to 15%, selling the difference for at least £10 million to Peter Kindersley.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Crystal Spring deodorant company acquired by Sally Laird (family ownership)↗ saltoftheearthnatural.com

Sold to LDC Private Equity for £70 million.↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired Wenger SA (Delemont), the long-standing Swiss knife and watch manufacturer.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Longcils Boncza, an eye make-up specialist (since 1950)↗ soin-et-nature.com

CVC, PAI Partners, and Permira take stakes in parent Cortefiel↗ tendam.es

Lornamead acquired Yardley for £60 million (holds US/Canada license)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Sicomed (Romania)↗ zentiva.de

Relaunched/controlled by Airesis S.A. (Robert Louis-Dreyfus); Airesis holds a 69% stake.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by American International Industries↗ hamacher.com

Coty Inc. signed a global licensing agreement to develop and market the SJP fragrance line (handled by its Lancaster division)↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Acquired by Dr. Theiss Naturwaren GmbH (takeover of Allga Pharma GmbH with the Allgäuer Latschenkiefer brand)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Established as wholly-owned roadshop subsidiary of F&F Co. (Korean fashion group). NOT a Carlyle/external acquisition — F&F is the founding parent.↗ ko.wikipedia.org

Houbigant (parent of Alyssa Ashley) acquired by the Perris family↗ alyssaashley.com

Acquired by Kao Corporation (Japan) for £170 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Introduced the Jill Stuart cosmetics brand in Japan as a licensed business (global trademark rights later acquired in 2009).↗ koseholdings.co.jp

Guy Laroche brand sold to China's YGM Trading Ltd. (Hong Kong-listed) for an estimated $17 million.↗ wwd.com

Acquired by L'Oréal↗ loreal.com

Acquired by Manzanita Capital (London-based private equity firm).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Orkla acquired a controlling interest in Elkem (silicon/materials).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by the Perris family (parent of Perris Monte Carlo)↗ houbigant-parfum.com

Acquired by Procter & Gamble (via P&G's acquisition of Gillette, which owned Braun).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Procter & Gamble for more than $50 billion (announced January 2005)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Procter & Gamble as part of P&G's purchase of The Gillette Company for over $50 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by the Recordati group from Merckle GmbH (as part of Merckle's original-products division)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Worldwide rights to the MCM brand acquired from a Swiss financier by Sungjoo Group, a South Korean retail business founded by Sung-Joo Kim.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold by Parlux to 'The Animale Group.'↗ basenotes.com

Acquired Glysomed↗ blistexinc.com

AEA Investors acquired an 80% stake for $173 million; Quimby retained 20% and a board seat.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Charles Worthington premium haircare↗ pzcussons.com

GTCR Golder Rauner II acquired brand through Prestige Brands↗ cosmeticsandskin.com

Granado acquired Phebo (luxury perfumery founded 1930s in Belém, Pará).↗ granado.eu

Acquired by Péter Budaházy investment consortium from Unilever, returning to Hungarian ownership↗ bbj.hu

Lion Capital acquired majority shareholding (valued at £101 million).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kundan Care Products Ltd. ('Jolen India') becomes exclusive licensee/manufacturer/distributor of Jolen for India and neighboring countries under license from Jolen Inc. USA.↗ kundangroup.com

Laves Group acquires SL Akupunktur GmbH↗ laves-pharma.de

Acquired by French financial investor Essence Trademark↗ lohashotels.de

Indirectly acquired by Jarden Corporation via American Household, Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

SportoMed (operator of RÖWO, founded 1986) taken over by the Eimermacher Group↗ eimermacher-gruppe.de

Nihon L'Oréal increases stake to 52.9% (majority/management control); founder Shu Uemura sells controlling interest for undisclosed amount↗ en.wikipedia.org

Owner company (KESLA) transferred into foundations, with 70 % of shares going to the Schreiner-Stiftung für Forschung und Bildung (company-level ownership change; no separate Wofacutan transaction documented).↗ kesla.de

Acquired by Shiseido Co Ltd (in two stages, 2000 and 2004)↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Acquired by Blistex Inc. (the Glysomed brand in Canada)↗ blistexinc.com

Codaa Switzerland AG acquires Denim from Unilever (brand-site date; SDL-Group lists 2007)↗ denimworld.com

Acquired by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA from Alberto-Culver.↗ cosmeticsdesign.com

Acquired by Omega Pharma NV (Aug 27, 2004) — Belgian healthcare company↗ mergr.com

PPR (later renamed Kering) purchased Gucci, bringing Boucheron under PPR/Kering.↗ en.wikipedia.org

PHYT'S bought by Thierry Logre, a biologist trained in phytotherapy and aromatherapy; per the same page the brand was integrated into the Laboratoires Jérodia group in 2004↗ phyts.ch

Acquired by Neva (Atlantic Group)↗ croatianhub.com

Acquired by PZ Cussons↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Lornamead from Unilever↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Zwilling J.A. Henckels (German), operated independently within the group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Procter & Gamble (via Wella takeover)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Altor Equity Partners (Oct 1, 2003, LBO)↗ mergr.com

Wella AG (holder of the Anna Sui fragrance license) acquired by Procter & Gamble; fragrance license continued under P&G↗ en.wikipedia.org

Helen of Troy Limited acquired US/Canada/Mexico/Puerto Rico/Latin America rights from Unilever; Pharmacare Laboratories acquired Australia/NZ/Pacific rights↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Potter & Moore↗ potterandmooreplc.com

Kühn Kosmetik taken over by Andreas Kilian ("Im Jahr 2003 wurde die Firma von Andreas Kilian übernommen")↗ kuehn-kosmetik.de

Purchased from Unilever by FFI for $225 million; renamed Elizabeth Arden, listed on Nasdaq (RDEN)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Pollena-Ewa: TZMO S.A. became strategic investor↗ pollenaewa.com.pl

Acquired by Compagnie des Détergents et du Savon de Marseille↗ en.savon-de-marseille.com

COSMER acquired Ecumedis laboratory in the early 2000s, transitioning from Dead Sea product distribution to cosmetics manufacturing — the operational foundation under which Institut Claude Bell / Hairbell are produced today↗ castres-mazamet-technopole.fr

Acquired by Liz Claiborne Inc. (later Fifth & Pacific Companies)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by David Berglass↗ wwd.com

Procter & Gamble acquires Wella AG (Londa included as subsidiary brand).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Orion-yhtymä divested cosmetics business; Noiro Oy sold to private equity led by CapMan (later Langholm Capital)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Original Miraculum factory acquired by Grupa Kolastyna↗ pl.wikipedia.org

Acquired by VF Corporation↗ en.wikipedia.org

Majority stake acquired by ABN AMRO Participaties and H2 Equity Partners↗ nl.wikipedia.org

Procter & Gamble acquired Wella (including Sebastian) for ~US $5.7 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Shu Uemura formally joins L'Oréal Group portfolio (per L'Oréal's own corporate timeline)↗ loreal.com

Procter & Gamble acquires a majority stake in Wella AG for approx. US$5.7 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Energizer (Holdings) purchases Schick/Wilkinson Sword from Pfizer.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Global Brand Holding for $43 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Slovakofarma (Slovakia)↗ zentiva.de

Founded its Italian subsidiary together with Difa Cooper, an Italian laboratory founded in 1959.↗ cantabrialabs.com

Calvin Klein (apparel house) sold to Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH Corp.)↗ nstperfume.com

Delsol acquired/joined by FDG Group↗ bo-paris.com

Wet n Wild acquired by Markwins Beauty Brands (via acquisition of AM Cosmetics).↗ markwinsbeauty.com

Creation of in-house brand Monotheme.↗ mavive.com

Parent Miraculum acquired by Grupa Kolastyna.↗ pl.wikipedia.org

PILS GmbH transferred from founder Werner Pils to Micha Birkhofer↗ pils-rasur.de

Acquired by Rayovac (later renamed Spectrum Brands); Remington is currently a subsidiary of Spectrum Brands.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies (from André Bénet and his family)↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Upper Canada Soap acquired by Stephen and Joel Flatt out of bankruptcy.↗ theglobeandmail.com

Parent Wella AG and its subsidiaries acquired by Procter & Gamble.↗ wellacompany.com

Parent Wella majority-acquired by Procter & Gamble (~US$5.7bn).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Rights to the ASCHE Basis® series passed from ASCHE AG (then a Schering subsidiary) to Chiesi as part of the sale of ASCHE's GP business; the new Hamburg company was named ASCHE CHIESI.↗ chemie.de

Azzaro fashion house acquired by Compagnie Frey↗ en.wikipedia.org

Founders Josée and Pierre Fournier sold the company to investors in high-end perfumery.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired Original Source↗ pzcussons.com

Diesel becomes anchor brand of newly formed OTB (Only The Brave) holding company↗ otb.net

Purchased by Cradle Holdings Inc., a division of corporate finance group Fox Paine.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Mori sold the ready-to-wear and licensed apparel operations to an investment group formed by Mitsui & Co. and the Rothschild group (Britain)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Regis Corporation↗ wwd.com

Association/partnership with Honoré Payan (Grasse, founded 1854; previously owned by the Mureau family from 1954). Not a clean acquisition, described in Honoré Payan's own history as an 'association' to ensure survival of the heritage brand.↗ honore-payan.com

Kerry Packer / Packer family acquired the company (25% stake) for $25 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Signed a global beauty/fragrance license with L'Oréal (announced April 2002), initially under L'Oréal's Prestige et Collections International (PCI) division, now L'Oréal Luxe↗ wwd.com

GlaxoSmithKline sold the Williams/Aqua Velva brands to Combe Incorporated (US/North America rights)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by American International Industries↗ web.archive.org

Acquired by DEWAVRIN Group (100% family-owned health and beauty company)↗ isispharma.com

Acquired by Dr. Theiss Naturwaren ("2002 übernahm Theiss das Unternehmen Medipharma Cosmetics.")↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Freedom Marketing Group (Mark Crames).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Kao Corporation (via subsidiary The Andrew Jergens Company) for $450 million↗ encyclopedia.com

Goldwell acquires KMS California (Goldwell itself acquired by Kao in 1989)↗ kao.com

Acquired by the OTB Group, a holding company led by Renzo Rosso (owner of Diesel).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Intertee GmbH (following insolvency)↗ spinnrad.de

Merged with drug manufacturer Cormontapharm Herstellungs- und Vertriebs GmbH ("Verschmelzung mit dem Arzneimittel-Hersteller Cormontapharm Herstellungs- und Vertriebs GmbH.")↗ berco-arzneimittel.de

Procter & Gamble purchased the Clairol division from Bristol-Myers Squibb for US$4.95 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parfums Grès acquired by Silvio Denz↗ fragrantica.com

Clarins became a financial investor↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by La Prairie Group (Switzerland) — which was owned by Beiersdorf↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Became part of Spain-based Puig.↗ privateequitywire.co.uk

Acquired Perard-Dassaud / 'Laguiole Authentique'↗ thiers-issard.fr

s.Oliver Group acquired comma fashion brand↗ soliver-group.com

Acquired by Aderans Company (Tokyo, Japan) for approximately $45 million.↗ businesswire.com

Acquired the consumer products business of Carter-Wallace (including personal-care brands such as Nair and First Response).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by American fashion company Liz Claiborne (LCI).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Gucci Group (PPR, now Kering).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Gucci acquired Bottega Veneta for $156 million (February 2001); later part of Kering↗ en.wikipedia.org

End of the technological-cooperation joint venture with L'Oréal of France.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Procter & Gamble from Clairol.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Myrurgia (Adolfo Dominguez, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Mango)↗ puig.com

Matrix (incl. Biolage) acquired by L'Oréal's Cosmair Professional subsidiary from Bristol-Myers Squibb↗ encyclopedia.com

Acquired by Gucci.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Revlon sold CND and its Worldwide Professional Products business to The Colomer Group↗ nailsmag.com

Nino Cerruti sold the brand to Italian investors.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold to Boots Group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Shiseido↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Production of ELASAN (new design) by Riemser Arzneimittel AG from 2000.↗ glasbewahrer.de

Fagron (Dutch company) taken over by Omega Pharma↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Ahlers AG↗ modeopfer110.de

90% sold to Gruppo Tonino Perna / IT Holding SpA (est. $150–175 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Semperit's hard rubber comb production (Austria)↗ hercules-saegemann.de

Became part of The Colomer Group↗ glamot.com

Acquired the 'Mondial' brand name (brand acquiring a trademark, not being acquired)↗ mondial1908.com

Sold by Clarins to Diana de Silva Cosmetiques as part of a 'rationalization' of both companies' portfolios.↗ insights.citeline.com

Puig acquired Myrurgia (the family company where Monegal worked), prompting his later departure↗ en.wikipedia.org

SmithKline Beecham merged into GlaxoSmithKline↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by American International Industries↗ cleanandeasyspa.com

Gualtiero Valdo transforms Beauty San from the Italian branch of Sanofi Beautè into an independent company.↗ beautysanspa.com

Acquired by IMC Med Cosmetics, S.A. (now Bella Aurora Labs, S.A.)↗ indisa.es

Pfizer acquires Warner-Lambert (and its Wilkinson/Schick personal-care business).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Gucci Group acquired 51% of the company (Gucci Group later became PPR, now Kering, the current parent)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (stock code 4922).↗ koseholdings.co.jp

Acquired by L'Oréal (via U.S. luxury subsidiary Cosmair Inc.)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal (Cosmair subsidiary)↗ wwd.com

Nihon L'Oréal K.K. acquires 35% stake in Shu Uemura Cosmetics Inc.; L'Oréal gains control of brand's international business (rights outside Japan)↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Acquired by LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton)↗ montecristomagazine.com

Acquired by New-York Hamburger Gummi-Waaren Compagnie AG from Semperit (Austria).↗ hercules-saegemann.de

Acquired Staff International (manufacturing and distribution platform)↗ otb.net

Acquired Spanish cosmetics house Myrurgia.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Shiseido↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquisition of the Italian personal-care brands Vidal and Leocrema↗ sodalisgroup.com

Acquired (majority stake) by Estée Lauder Companies↗ intothegloss.com