The 2010s.

Nestlé sold Galderma to consortium led by EQT AB↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand acquired by Cécilia Mergui from previous owner↗ scivias-alf.fr

Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne acquires BodyBoom brand (trademark + IP + product line) from Xrocket sp. z o.o. on June 1, 2019. Price not disclosed. Founders Adamski and Marzec issue joint statement of confidence: 'We are convinced that thanks to over 30 years of experience and established market position, Bielenda will successfully continue Body Boom brand development and its product offerings.'↗ wiadomoscikosmetyczne.pl

Vivarte sold Chevignon to Societe Civile Financiere Royer (Stephane Coolaert / Thierry Le Guenic).↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Acquired Balance Active Formula brand↗ potterandmooreplc.com

Culti Milano acquired 50.01% of Bakel Srl (luxury skincare) — €2.5M, enterprise value €5.5M↗ milanofinanza.it

Acquired all shares of SIRIUS GmbH (SIRIDERMA alkaline skin care); purchase price not disclosed.↗ aerztezeitung.de

Dermaroller GmbH incorporated into Taranis GmbH (per archived company page)↗ dermaroller.com

Bayer sold North American Dr. Scholl's to Yellow Wood Partners for $585 million; Yellow Wood formed Scholl's Wellness Company↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies (full ownership of Have & Be Co.)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Engel-Apotheken operator Dr. Ansgar Wieschollek took over the Orchideen-Apotheke in Fulda-Horas, which became an Engel-Apotheke; all six staff retained.↗ osthessen-zeitung.de

Filorga Cosmetics sold to Colgate-Palmolive; medical arm retained and rebranded FILLMED under KRESK group↗ groupehld.com

Sold by LOGOCOS to GSE Vertrieb; placed with GSE under BioneXX Holding (majority-owned by Stuttgart investor Finexx).↗ finexx.de

Nestlé sold Galderma for $10.2 billion to an EQT-led consortium (EQT VIII, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, PSP Investments)↗ en.wikipedia.org

AC Marca (Spain) acquires a 51% stake in Hans Karrer GmbH↗ interempresas.net

Kolmar Korea Holdings acquired Jayjun's Incheon sheet-mask manufacturing plant↗ marketscreener.com

Bitterstern / Laetitia changed owner as of September 2019, from Laetitia to Dr. C. Soldan (maker of Em-eukal, Adelsdorf), per APOTHEKE ADHOC, 14 October 2019.↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Acquired Blufin fashion house, including the Blu Girl and Miss Blumarine brands↗ en.wikipedia.org

Bluegem Capital Partners acquires Pool Service / Medavita.↗ bluegemcp.com

General Atlantic acquired a majority stake at a $2.2 billion valuation↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by Matas through purchase of parent company Kosmolet A/S for 135 million DKK (plus shares and earn-out); founder cited generational transition. Now operated within Grænn, the Matas Group's Nordic beauty brand-building division.↗ fagbladetkosmetik.dk

Acquired by private-equity firm Advent International↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bolton Group (via Manetti & Roberts subsidiary) on July 1, 2019. M.G.A. SpA holding sold 100% of Omia Laboratoires.↗ translinkcf.com

Gryphon Investors acquired RoC Skincare from Johnson & Johnson Consumer (January 2019)↗ beautymatter.com

Deb Group integrated into an expanded SC Johnson Professional organisation (17 Jan 2019).↗ cleaning-matters.co.uk

Factory acquired by entrepreneurs Maxime de Villenfagne and Maxime Pecsteen↗ info.hub.brussels

U.S. investment funds became owners.↗ vintageclothingguides.com

LVMH acquires 49% minority stake in Stella McCartney Ltd↗ en.wikipedia.org

Manzanita Capital (London) acquired a minority stake in Susanne Kaufmann Kosmetik GmbH↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Canopy Growth Corporation for £43 million↗ theindustry.beauty

QuattroR acquired 60% stake in Trussardi↗ en.wikipedia.org

Laetitia Naturprodukte, the maker of UrDeo, became part of the family company Dr. C. SOLDAN (also known for Em-eukal)↗ laetitia-naturprodukte.de

Merger of VT Cosmetics with GMP under the corporate name VT (VT GMP).↗ klo-beauty.com

Gianni Versace S.r.l. joined Capri Holdings (Jan 2019).↗ en.wikipedia.org

OTB increased its stake to 70%↗ otb.net

ACON Investments acquired a controlling interest in JD Beauty (owner of WetBrush) and merged it with Goody Products.↗ aconinvestments.com

Acquired Creo Pharmaceuticals (UK), Solacium Pharma (Romania), Alvogen CEE business and the Ankleshwar (India) site↗ zentiva.de

Acquired Sports Illustrated for US$110 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Became part of BMP Production GmbH (Seit 2019 gehört Helago zur BMP Production GmbH)↗ helago-pharma.de

Acquired the Coppertone sun-care brand from Bayer for USD 550 million↗ wwd.com

Acquired Omia Laboratories (personal care) via Manetti & Roberts and took full control of US tuna group Tri Marine↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Cantabria Labs (majority stake)↗ capital-riesgo.es

Andreas Wiik (with Jessica Wiik and a new investor) purchased the brand out of bankruptcy after the original investors became insolvent days before launch.↗ scandinavianmind.com

Acquired by Church & Dwight from IdeaVillage Products Corp.↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Colgate-Palmolive for €1,495.5 million (US$1,690 million)↗ beautymatter.com

Mittal sold Escada to Regent, L.P. (Beverly Hills private equity firm)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty (51% controlling stake for $600 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Creightons Plc (brand equity, customer list and stock) from Brodie and Stone International plc for £0.5 million↗ marketscreener.com

Acquired by Dr. Kade Pharmazeutische Fabrik (Berlin): all shares of Sirius GmbH, purchase price not disclosed; reported 14–15 January 2019↗ aerztezeitung.de

Acquired by Europerfumes (Vicken Arslanian) after the original brand shut down↗ wwd.com

Brand passed to Galderma when Galderma was spun out as an independent company from Nestlé Skin Health; Wikipedia lists Galderma as current parent, Nestlé as former↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Goodai Global (the brand's first acquisition / relaunch under Goodai Global)↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Health & Happiness (H&H) Group (majority stake, undisclosed amount)↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired hair-care company DevaCurl.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Private-equity firm EQT took Karo (then Karo Pharma) private; public offer launched 2018, EQT in control 'since 2019', company delisted from Nasdaq First North in November 2022 via squeeze-out.↗ eqtgroup.com

Acquired (together with Togal and flint) by Kyberg Pharma from TOGAL-WERK AG: "Kyberg Pharma kauft die Marken efasit, Togal und flint von der TOGAL-WERK AG."↗ efasit.de

Acquired (together with Togal and efasit) by the Kyberg Unternehmensgruppe from the former Togal-Werk↗ flintmed.de

Acquired by Groupe L'Occitane for US$900 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

L'Oréal announced (22 October 2019) acquisition of Mugler and Azzaro from the Clarins Fragrance Group, with expected closing in Q1 2020↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Agreed to acquire New Avon LLC (Avon North America) from Cerberus/Avon Products for $125 million↗ prnewswire.com

Launched Fenty with Rihanna — the first new fashion house created by LVMH in 32 years.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Sandrine and Aldo Convertino; parent company renamed from Laboratoires Planète Bleue to Laboratoires Bio Seasons.↗ vichy-economie.com

Nuo Capital (backed by Hong Kong's Pao Cheng family) acquired a 30% minority stake in parent Ludovico Martelli via a EUR 50M capital increase; Martelli family retained majority↗ wwd.com

Bain Capital took a majority stake in parent incubator Maesa (per allegations in Kristin Ess's 2022 lawsuit)↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired Alimentation Santé SAS, establishing Midsona in France and Spain with brands Celnat, Vegetalia and Happy Bio↗ midsona.com

Acquired by New World Natural Brands↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by Nichebox, a perfume holding company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Oceanic acquired L'Biotica and Biovax brands, expanding into dermatology-inspired products and hair care.↗ oceanic.com.pl

L'biotica and Biovax acquired by Oceanic S.A.↗ oceanic.com.pl

L'Biotica acquired by Oceanic S.A. from Waterland Private Equity↗ gkwlegal.pl

Acquired a minority stake in Los Angeles brand Amiri↗ businessoffashion.com

Acquired by S.C. Johnson; previously backed by VMG Partners; ~$70M annual sales; WSJ projected valuation over $400M↗ beautymatter.com

Majority stake acquired by San Francisco Equity Partners (announced Jan 22, 2019; ~$70M est. net sales).↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Shiseido for $845 million (global net sales were $120 million at the time)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Gruppo Sodalis (Italian Health, Beauty & Personal Care group)↗ esi.it

Vitale & Co. advised ESI's shareholders on the sale of a stake to Sodalis Group (news dated 18 March 2019)↗ imap.com

Acquired by Svenska Krämfabriken↗ harologi.se

Acquired by THG (The Hut Group)↗ thg.com

Acquired by Tendam (owner of Cortefiel, Pedro del Hierro, Springfield, Women'secret): the Hoss, Intropia and Hoss Intropia brands, for an undisclosed amount, out of the Intropia insolvency.↗ fashionunited.es

Acquired Dr.Jart+ (Have & Be Co.)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Riverside Company↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by TREIBholz Bio & Naturwaren GmbH (February 2019)↗ savondumidi.de

Acquired by Unilever (binding offer announced 28 March 2019; Prestige division)↗ globalcosmeticsnews.com

Acquired by Unilever↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Hussain Sajwani / Vision Investments (DAMAC Group)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by WHP Global from Premier Brands Group (formerly Nine West Holdings)↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Pine Tree Partners private equity fund; company entered normalization program↗ koreatimes.co.kr

TPG Capital acquired a minority stake; Anastasia and Claudia Soare retained control. Valuation ~$3 billion.↗ beautymatter.com

Became majority shareholder of Dries Van Noten↗ puig.com

Acquired by Dansk Generationsskifte (private equity), January 1, 2018↗ danskgenerationsskifte.dk

Minority investment ($20M + $100M capital commitment) by Cathexis Holdings LLP↗ prnewswire.com

Magdis acquired Neva — added 13+ heritage brands and Rakitje production plant. Neva itself was founded 1918 (oldest Croatian cosmetics manufacturer), previously owned by PLIVA (1978) and Atlantic Grupa.↗ lidermedia.hr

Completed acquisition of Monsanto (offer of $66 billion accepted September 2016; Wikipedia dates completion to two months before August 2018)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Pulp Riot (founders' prior brand) acquired by L'Oreal↗ wwd.com

Listed on the stock exchange via IPO; Beier family retained around 65% of shares (majority held via Themis Beteiligungs AG)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Cebrián family reacquired L Catterton's 49% to take 100% ownership↗ ww.fashionnetwork.com

Frédéric Fekkai buys back the brand via Blue Mistral LLC (with Cornell Capital), relaunches it as clean/sustainable↗ beautyindependent.com

Unilever Ventures acquired a minority stake in Gallinée.↗ beautymatter.com

Inter Parfums signed an exclusive 15-year worldwide license for GUESS fragrances (effective April 1, 2018).↗ us.fashionnetwork.com

L'Oréal acquires parent LOGOCOS Naturkosmetik AG.↗ loreal.com

Acquired 16 Danish salons under the Poul M brand↗ idhair.dk

Visiomed acquired Innoxa (and T. LeClerc) from Omega Pharma subsidiaries↗ beautymatter.com

Axcel partners with founding family behind IsaDora↗ axcel.com

Parent acquired ANNE Co., Ltd. (makeup research-oriented ODM)↗ itshanbul.com

Acquired by L'Oréal S.A. (Consumer Products Division)↗ loreal-finance.com

Acquired by Lars Windhorst's Sapinda Group (later Tennor Holding)↗ en.wikipedia.org

L'Oréal announced acquisition of Société des Thermes de La Roche-Posay (thermal spa company).↗ loreal-finance.com

Lanvin (fashion house) acquired by Shanghai-based Fosun International; later operated under Lanvin Group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Boí Thermal (thermal spring water brand).↗ martidermgroup.com

Producer Neva acquired by Magdis (from Atlantic Grupa)↗ croatianhub.com

Michael Kors Holdings acquired Versace for $2.1 billion; later sold to Prada in April 2025 for €1.25 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI) acquired a 41.2% minority stake for €70 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Trimb Healthcare AB from CCS Healthcare Nordic AB↗ prnewswire.com

Eurazeo Brands acquired a 5–8% minority stake for $60 million ($1 billion valuation).↗ wwd.com

Designer Parfums acquires Playboy fragrance licence from Coty (Coty had produced 20 fragrances since 2008)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

McCollough and Hernandez, with private investors, bought back the company's shares from Castanea Partners, reclaiming full ownership.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Matas A/S (via parent Firtal Group ApS) for DKK 130 million enterprise value + up to DKK 20 million earn-out.↗ globenewswire.com

Parent Paris Presents Inc. acquired by Yellow Wood Partners from EagleTree Capital; merged with Freeman Beauty↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Parent company acquired Berlin-based nu3 (functional nutrition), now one of the group's own brands alongside Redcare↗ en.wikipedia.org

SCHUPP took over the brand Önapi.↗ schupp.shop

Acquired 100% by the Knauf family (Dortmund); brand site refers to current owner as Copper Oak Ventures, a Dortmund family office↗ en.wikipedia.org

L'Oréal acquired LOGOCOS Naturkosmetik AG (parent of Sante, Logona, Heliotrop); announced 1 August 2018↗ loreal.com

Owner ocean pharma GmbH transferred into the Cesra group (Baden-Baden); skinicer continues as an ocean pharma brand↗ ocean-pharma.de

Ocean Pharma acquired by Cesra (CESRA Unternehmensgruppe), Baden-Baden.↗ wlw.de

Stella McCartney buys back Kering's stake after 17-year joint venture (April)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Zwilling J.A. Henckels Group (owner of Tweezerman International) acquired a majority share of QVS Global, the predecessor brand of TRUYU↗ happi.com

Trilogy International Limited (TIL Group) acquired by CITIC Capital China Partners; delisted from NZ and Australian stock exchanges.↗ scoop.co.nz

Acquired by Crown Laboratories↗ beautymatter.com

Parent company: from 2018 to 2025 Atrium Innovations, and with it Mucos Pharma, belonged to Nestlé Health Science.↗ wobenzym.de

Acquired by Advent International (Wikipedia: transaction worth EUR 1.919 bn)↗ zentiva.de

Acquired by Astral Brands (Atlanta-based; portfolio incl. CosMedix, Aloette) on July 23, 2018.↗ scratchmagazine.co.uk

Acquired by Authentic Brands Group from VF Corporation (sale completed April 30, 2018)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bluegem Capital Partners (Bluegem II LP), majority stake, undisclosed amount↗ bluegemcp.com

Adopted its current corporate name, Cantabria Labs (previously Industrial Farmacéutica Cantabria / IFC).↗ cantabrialabs.com

Acquired by Cattleya Finance (Benjamin & Ariane de Rothschild) from Alès Groupe for 29.9 million euros↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Creative Perfume Company SA↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Edgewell Personal Care (announced January 21, 2018; terms not disclosed)↗ beautymatter.com

Provence Nature Développement absorbed by Oliniro Finance holding↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Firtal Group (NJORD's parent) acquired by Matas A/S↗ rocketreach.co

Artémis (Pinault family) acquired all shares.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by private equity firm Gryphon Investors.↗ wwd.com

Parent Inula Group's majority stake acquired by Ardian (private equity)↗ ardian.com

Acquired by Istituto Ganassini S.p.A. di Ricerche Biochimiche (Italian dermocosmetics group).↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Didier Tabary / Kresk group (Kresk Développement); previously owned by HLD.↗ laminuteriches.substack.com

Acquired Oribe Hair Care (U.S.), prestige hair-care brand.↗ kao.com

L'Oréal granted worldwide long-term license for Valentino beauty and fragrance (previously held by Puig 2010–2018)↗ loreal-finance.com

Acquired by L&P Cosmetics (70% stake, enterprise value $25-30M).↗ mistetic.com

Valobra (historic Genoan toilet-soap brand) acquired by Ludovico Martelli S.r.l.↗ it.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Markwins Beauty Brands↗ cbinsights.com

Acquired Davert GmbH (Germany), beginning Midsona's expansion into the rest of Europe↗ midsona.com

Bioearth International Srl acquired by Naturalia Tantum (November 27, 2018)↗ mergr.com

Acquired by New World Natural Brands (Port Washington, NY)↗ thedvsgroup.com

Orkla announced the acquisition of the Finnish Kotipizza Group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Paris Presents, Inc. (parent of EcoTools) acquired by Yellow Wood Partners from EagleTree Capital↗ yellowwoodpartners.com

Parent company Pharmaxim AB sold to the Lotorp corporate group (Stockholm) (per Swedish business databases — low confidence).↗ allabolag.se

Acquired by Procter & Gamble (estimated $250 million)↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Procter & Gamble as part of Merck KGaA's consumer health business (deal announced 19 April 2018).↗ sec.gov

Acquired a majority stake in fashion brand Dries Van Noten.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by / became part of the RAVO Group, described as 'one of the world's leading manufacturers of beauty articles'↗ pfeilringwerk.de

Karo Pharma acquires Locobase as part of €260M LEO Pharma 10-brand portfolio acquisition (effective April 4, 2018)↗ karohealthcare.com

Acquired by STADA from Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) as one of the local brands in the Nizoral deal. Quote: 'Stada erwirbt die Rechte der Dachmarke Nizoral sowie die der lokalen Handelsmarken Nizoril, Nizorelle, Terzolin, Fungarest, Ketoderm, Oranozol und Triatop.'↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Acquired Indulona (Czech Republic and Slovakia)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Acquired Ergopack (Ukraine)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Acquired Olivo Laboratories.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Deborah Group (incl. Deborah Milano) acquired by Sodalis Group, announced December 5, 2018.↗ wwd.com

Acquired by TPR Holdings↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Tengram Capital Partners↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Concierge Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCG) approximately two years before Jan 2020; Concierge Technologies was later renamed The Marygold Companies, Inc. (NYSE American: MGLD)↗ themarygoldcompanies.com

Acquired by Topix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.↗ glossy.co

TerraVia (originator of Algenist) filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was acquired by Corbion of the Netherlands.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Placed in administration (~£1.8M debt); acquired by Endless LLP↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by MidOcean Partners↗ midoceanpartners.com

FGF Industry / Enzo Fusco acquired 50% of Blauer, forming an Italian-American JV (reported as 'BWF Srl — Blauer Fashion World', also 'BMF / Blauer World fashion')↗ highsnobiety.com

Acquired Kate Spade for $2.4 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired six phytopharmaceuticals from Hexal (incl. Femikliman, Silicur).↗ de.wikipedia.org

Healthpoint Ltd acquired by Maven Capital Partners via management buy-out↗ mavencp.com

Acquired Laboratoires Anios for $800 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Medix.↗ grisi.com

TSG Consumer Partners acquired minority stake (later bought back by founder in 2025)↗ en.wikipedia.org

It'S SKIN merged with parent Hanbul Cosmetics; consolidated entity renamed IT'S HANBUL↗ itshanbul.com

Aronson bought out co-founder Scott Scharg's stake to become sole owner↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty Inc. divested Jennifer Lopez fragrance license; Designer Parfums Ltd acquired exclusive global license April 10, 2017↗ wwd.com

John Richmond fashion brand acquired by / belongs to ARAV Group↗ the-spin-off.com

Morgan Stanley's North Haven Private Equity Asia (56%) and China's Profex (14%) acquired a combined 70% stake for €48.3 million via Nissos Holdings; Korres family retained 30%↗ wwd.com

J&J sells Laboratoires Vendôme to Italy's Bolton Group but retains Le Petit Marseillais.↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Twenty-year fragrance license with Pacific Création Parfum Beauté (French division of AmorePacific) ended; creation/production of all fragrances passed to French company Leslie-Leonor International.↗ wwd.com

Brand returned to Dutch ownership under RNF Holding.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Michael Kors Holdings acquired Jimmy Choo for £897 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Piper private equity firm invested in the company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Valeant sells the Obagi business for $190 million in cash to Haitong International Zhonghua Finance Acquisition Fund↗ beautymatter.com

Kao USA Inc. agreed to acquire Oribe Hair Care, LLC from Luxury Brand Partners, LLC (announced December 20, 2017; estimated $400-430 million)↗ wwd.com

Parent company acquired Europa Apotheek (Venlo)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Tengram Capital Partners buys RéVive from Shiseido; founder Dr. Brown reinvests↗ wwd.com

After bankruptcy of Inter-Fragrances Sp. z o.o., the Seboradin brand was continued/taken over by successor entity Edyta Pawluśkiewicz LARA Sp. z o.o. (founder's grandson Filip Pawluśkiewicz + wife Edyta).↗ pl.wikipedia.org

CDH Private Equity acquired stake; structured as JS Global subsidiary↗ en.wikipedia.org

SCA split; Essity established as an independent hygiene and health company, today TENA's owner↗ essity.com

Sold by L'Oréal to Brazilian cosmetics company Natura for £880 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Unilever Ventures acquired a minority stake in True Botanicals.↗ businessoffashion.com

Westlab acquired Sibberi (birch water brand)↗ thegrocer.co.uk

CVC and PAI Partners acquire 100% stake in parent Cortefiel↗ tendam.es

Parent company Able C&C acquired by IMM Private Equity (June 2017); A'pieu inherited as part of the portfolio↗ able-cnc.com

Acquired by Warpaint London Plc (via Retra business acquisition); Technic operates under Badgequo Ltd↗ warpaintlondonplc.com

no!no! brand acquired by ICTV Brands, Inc. on January 23, 2017↗ medwebplus.com

Acquired by Michael Kors Holdings (now Capri Holdings) for £896 million; completed 1 November 2017.↗ capriholdings.com

Acquired Water Pik (Waterpik) from MidOcean Partners for $1 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Announced acquisition of professional skin-care brands PCA Skin and EltaMD (closed Q1 2018).↗ investor.colgatepalmolive.com

Beauty/fragrance line licensed to Coty Inc. for ~£130M long-term global rights; Coty took over development, manufacture and distribution.↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Demak'Up is part of the portfolio of Essity, which was split off from SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) as a separate company in 2017↗ en.wikipedia.org

FHI Heat acquired by Luxury Brands USA (per business-database snippet; not confirmed on brand site)↗ tracxn.com

Entered administration; acquired by Four Holdings (one-third owned by Mike Ashley / Frasers Group) for approximately £25–27.5 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Purchased by Ares Management (May 2017), later resold to Henkel.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Henkel from Shiseido (as part of Zotos International) for $485 million↗ henkel.co.id

Acquired by Henkel (through Henkel's acquisition of parent company Nattura Laboratorios)↗ pravana.com

Acquired by JD Beauty Group (parent company of WetBrush); deal announced September 2017.↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired LimeLife by Alcone↗ group.loccitane.com

CeraVe acquired by L'Oréal from Valeant/Bausch Health (with AcneFree and Ambi) for $1.3 billion; now a subsidiary of L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH (majority share; founders Chaya and Kurkdjian remained as CEO and creative director and remained shareholders).↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Laboratoires Filorga↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Sold Oribe Hair Care to Kao Corporation for approximately $400 million.↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired the Lip Smacker and Bonne Bell international business.↗ markwinsbeauty.com

Acquired by Orkla Care (Norwegian consumer goods group). In 2016 Riemann had turnover of DKK 133.5 million and EBITDA of DKK 26.4 million.↗ news.cision.com

Acquired by Orkla (Orkla Care purchased 100% of Riemann Holding A/S)↗ globalcosmeticsnews.com

Acquired by Orkla (announced 25 May 2017; consolidated in Orkla financials from 1 June 2017)↗ globalcosmeticsnews.com

Acquired (majority stake) by Puig family holding company; Nikos Koutsianas remained shareholder and president, Hervé Lesieur took a minority stake.↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Puranova GmbH (Germany)↗ rocketreach.co

Acquired by S. C. Johnson & Son↗ en.wikipedia.org

Taken private: Bain Capital and Cinven acquired STADA Arzneimittel (approx. 65% via voluntary public takeover).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Shandong Ruyi purchased Trinity Ltd. (parent of Cerruti 1881).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired MATCHCo and Giaran Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by SkinSciPac Inc. (purchased from Elizabeth Arden)↗ wwd.com

Acquired by / joined Sodalis Group↗ canphar.com

Acquired by The Hut Group (THG) from KSL Capital Partners↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Tapestry, Inc. (formerly Coach, Inc.) for $2.4 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Estée Lauder Companies acquired 28% equity stake in DECIEM for $50 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent DECIEM: Estée Lauder Companies acquired a 28% equity stake for $50 million (June 2017).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies (initial minority stake ~29%)↗ retaildive.com

Acquired by Unilever (Unilever Prestige division)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Unilever (December 2017)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Unilever (Sundial Brands acquisition)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Warpaint London acquired Retra (Technic brand / gifting market entry).↗ warpaintlondonplc.com

Natura &Co achieved total (100%) ownership↗ en.wikipedia.org

Majority acquired by Polaris Private Equity IV K/S↗ valedopartners.com

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Revlon, Inc. (Sept 7, 2016), bringing the Alfred Sung fragrance license under Revlon.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Duesberg acquisition (BABOR Beauty Group)↗ en.babor-beauty-group.com

L'biotica (incl. its Biovax brand) acquired by Waterland Private Equity↗ waterlandpe.com

Acquired Tucks↗ blistexinc.com

Brand owner Meda (Swedish) became part of Mylan (USA): "The Swedish company MEDA (belonging to Mylan (USA) since mid 2016) has the nice \"CB12 boost\""↗ chewinggumconsultant.com

Clairol acquired by Coty from P&G as part of a US$12.5 billion acquisition.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand acquired by Nan Hai Corporation Ltd. (Hong Kong holding company)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Revlon acquired Cutex International from Coty Beauty (UK + Australia) — consolidating Cutex globally under Revlon (June 6, 2016)↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Swallowfield plc (as part of the £11m Brand Architekts portfolio deal)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

EU approves Mylan's takeover of MEDA (20 July 2016).↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by PDC Brands (US) through acquisition of Original Additions on 6 April 2016↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Trademark rights acquired by Miles GmbH from Ahlers AG↗ fashionunited.de

Puig (Spanish beauty group) acquired a 35% minority stake for R$500 million.↗ pt.wikipedia.org

Parent Hanbul Cosmetics acquired NeoPharm Co., Ltd. (sensitive skin cosmetics)↗ itshanbul.com

Acquired by Permira (British private equity)↗ beautyindependent.com

Kappus acquires Hirtler (Heitersheim)↗ kappus.com

Taken over by the entrepreneur couple Cay-Norbert and Victoria-Johanna Polley and their family (both listed as Geschäftsführer in the Impressum)↗ khadi.de

L'Biotica acquired by Waterland Private Equity (private equity buyout)↗ waterlandpe.com

Art & Fragrance rebranded as Lalique Group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Shiseido (Shiseido Americas) acquired Gurwitch Products / Laura Mercier↗ en.wikipedia.org

Hlavin Industries acquired by Chic Cosmetic Industries↗ chichlavin.com

LEO Pharma acquires Locobase as part of €675M global dermatology portfolio acquisition from Astellas Pharma (closing Q1 2016)↗ prnewswire.com

Parent Wella becomes part of Coty (merger of Coty and P&G Specialty Beauty).↗ londaprofessional.com

Coty acquires Wella from P&G as part of $12.5bn specialty beauty deal.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Verkauf der medi prosthetics GmbH an Össur.↗ medi.de

Acquired by Coty as part of Coty's purchase of P&G's beauty/professional portfolio↗ en.wikipedia.org

Full ownership acquired by Mayhoola for Investments LLC↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent company (then Shop Apotheke Europe) acquired Belgian online pharmacy group Farmaline (brand Redcare itself has not been acquired)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Revlon acquires Cutex and Elizabeth Arden.↗ revloncorp.com

Acquired by Shiseido (alongside Laura Mercier)↗ wwd.com

Purchased from Mr. Woodhouse by the Welles brothers (family office); brand timeline lists the Welles family as owners under 2017↗ stjohnsbayrum.com

Stella McCartney fragrance license transferred from Procter & Gamble to Coty↗ investors.coty.com

Acquired by Vibeke Estrup from Gitte Busck (1 April 2016).↗ urtegaarden.dk

Register publication lists 'Gesellschafter: Pharma Peter GmbH' (shareholder entry; size of stake and whether it is a parent company not stated). [Tier 4, low confidence]↗ northdata.de

Acquired by Simply You Pharmaceuticals as part of the Maxivitalis s.r.o. product portfolio acquisition (August 2016)↗ simply-you.eu

European Williams brand under Unilever (formerly Sara Lee); US under Combe — confirmed brand-split↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kellwood (incl. XOXO) sold to Hong Kong-based investor group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Beauty San launches its two proprietary fragrance brands, Tuttotondo and Jusbox (Jusbox Perfumes).↗ beautysanspa.com

Acquired by Church & Dwight (via Spencer Forrest, Inc.) for $175 million; deal closed January 4, 2016↗ en.wikipedia.org

CLIO Cosmetics (Peripera parent) received $50M investment from L-capital Asia, an LVMH-affiliated PE firm.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty acquires the HUGO BOSS fragrance license from Procter & Gamble (one of ten P&G fragrance licenses transferred to Coty).↗ businesswire.com

License transferred from P&G to Coty Inc. — Gabriela Sabatini was one of ten brands whose licensors consented to the transfer.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

James Bond 007 fragrance license transferred from Procter & Gamble to Coty Inc. as part of Coty's 'Galleria' acquisition of 41 P&G beauty brands.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty for an estimated £420 million (completed November 21, 2016)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Edgewell Personal Care Company↗ ir.edgewell.com

Cutimed passed to SCA/Essity as part of the BSN medical acquisition (announced December 2016, purchase price €2,740 million, brands included Jobst, Leukoplast, Cutimed, Delta Cast and Actimove).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Purchased by G-III Apparel Group from LVMH for $650 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Strength of Nature (incl. African Pride) acquired by Godrej Consumer Products Limited from Revlon↗ newsweek.com

Acquired 70% by Yves Rocher / Groupe Rocher (remaining 30% acquired two years later, ~2018).↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired Sun Products for 3.6 billion euros.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (now Kenvue) along with affiliates and parent company TriStrata↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Parent Vogue International (incl. OGX, Maui Moisture, Proganix, FX) acquired by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. for $3.3 billion.↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (J&J Consumer Health later spun off as Kenvue in 2023)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson Consumer (with parent Vogue International) for $3.3 billion; brand later moved to Kenvue (J&J consumer-health spinoff, 2023)↗ kenvue.com

Acquired by L'Oréal (Luxe division). Agreement signed 30 June 2016.↗ loreal-finance.com

Acquired by L'Oréal for 1.2 billion US dollars; agreement signed 22 July 2016, finalized 31 August 2016↗ loreal-finance.com

BM CosmeCeuticals acquired by Mediwell Oy (Finnish family company).↗ mediwell.fi

Miraculos Oy (Four Reasons) acquired by Transmeri Group↗ esteticaexport.com

Indirectly acquired by Newell Brands via Newell Rubbermaid + Jarden merger.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Original Additions acquired by PDC Brands, which continues to operate Eylure↗ cosmeticsandskin.com

Completed the transfer of Duracell to Berkshire Hathaway through an exchange of shares.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Puig acquires the fragrance license (previously held by Shiseido/Beauté Prestige International) for $79.2 million plus $22.6 million early-termination compensation↗ en.wikipedia.org

Elizabeth Arden (licensee) acquired by Revlon for US$870 million; Britney Spears license transferred under Revlon umbrella↗ en.wikipedia.org

Elizabeth Arden Inc. acquired the Christina Aguilera fragrance business from Procter & Gamble (fragrance license had ~$80M sales / ~$10M EBITDA per Stifel, Jan 2016). The line had been slated to go to Coty in P&G's broader beauty divestiture but dropped out of that deal.↗ wwd.com

Revlon acquired the global license (Revlon also acquired Elizabeth Arden in 2016).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Revlon for approximately US$870 million (completed September 7, 2016)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Natures Aid, a manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and food supplements.↗ en.wikipedia.org

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

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies for $1.45 billion (November 2016).↗ theindustry.beauty

Parent company Topix Pharmaceuticals received private-equity investment from New Mountain Capital↗ happi.com

Acquired by Oy Transmeri Ab (became subsidiary 1 July 2016).↗ carner.com

Acquired by Unilever (100% stake, December 2016)↗ wwd.com

Coty Inc. acquired Wella (and ghd) as part of P&G's specialty beauty business divestiture.↗ wellacompany.com

Acquired by fit GmbH (Hirschfelde, Germany) from Doetsch Grether AG (Basel, Switzerland) on June 1, 2016.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Perrigo Company plc as part of Perrigo's acquisition of Omega Pharma↗ karohealthcare.com

Omega Pharma (and with it Abtei) became part of Perrigo; acquisition effective 31 March 2015 (announced November 2014)↗ abtei.ch

Purchased by an investment fund (NextStage AM majority, with the Loyez family) and renamed Adopt↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired Penhaligon's and L'Artisan Parfumeur↗ puig.com

Cipher Pharmaceuticals acquired worldwide rights to two products from Astion Pharma A/S (February 2015)↗ newswire.ca

Acquired by Dansk Generationsskifte fund (generational-succession investor)↗ danskgenerationsskifte.dk

Brand licensed to Intertrade Group (Italian niche-fragrance distribution house run by Celso Fadelli); transition from founder-run independent to licensed brand under Intertrade.↗ intertradeurope.com

Bon Dep acquired KKNEKKI hair tie distribution rights (KKNEKKI originally founded 1987 in South Korea)↗ kommunikasjon.ntb.no

Majority stake purchased by a consortium including Stagecoach founders and venture capitalist Jon Moulton; Clive Christian retained minority ownership as creative director.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Stuart Weitzman for up to $574 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Amélie Huynh and her father (heritage brand revival)↗ theindustry.beauty

Acquired by NBTY Inc. for approximately £55 million↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired US solid-state battery start-up Sakti3 (full stake acquired Oct 2015 for $90 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

L Capital / L Catterton acquired 49% of El Ganso↗ modaes.com

Sold by P&G to a joint venture controlled by Designer Parfums and Luxe Brands (reported ~$50 million)↗ prnewswire.com

Significant investment by MidOcean Partners; founders retained significant ownership stake↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Manzanita Capital↗ beautymatter.com

Investment partnership with Encore Consumer Capital (San Francisco PE firm)↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Pool Service (now Beautynova SpA).↗ cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Turkish company Eroğlu Holding purchased the brand (February 2015).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Alliance Pharma plc from Sinclair IS Pharma plc as part of the Healthcare Products Business (consideration £127.5 million plus est. £4.7 million inventory; announced 26 November 2015)↗ investegate.co.uk

Pepe Jeans (and Hackett London) bought by M1 Group and L Capital Asia (LVMH subsidiary)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Castanea Partners acquired a minority interest in the brand.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired/invested in by private-equity firm Valedo Partners (Fund II AB), alongside previous owners and key employees; founder Ida Backlund retained as CEO and board member↗ valedopartners.com

Clessidra SGR acquired a 90% stake in the company↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty Inc. acquired Wella as part of a US$12.5 billion deal with P&G's specialty beauty business.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Walgreens Boots Alliance on 10 December 2015 (Sleek Capital Limited → WBA).↗ boots-uk.com

Acquired by a group of private investors (brand timeline)↗ stjohnsbayrum.com

Parent Wella acquired by Coty Inc. as part of P&G specialty beauty deal (~US$12.5bn).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Swallowfield plc (later renamed Brand Architekts) from Creightons plc for GBP 1.15m↗ insidermedia.com

Sold a 25% stake to Swiss investment fund Partners Group (first outside investor)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty Inc. acquires Wella as part of a US$12.5 billion deal for P&G's specialty beauty business.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Energizer demerges its personal-care business as Edgewell Personal Care; Wilkinson Sword and Schick become Edgewell brands.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Pharmaceutical Factory in Slovenia↗ wooshinmed.com

M1 Group and L Capital Asia acquired Hackett (then part of Pepe Jeans Group)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by American International Industries (A.I.I.) — brand, intellectual property and all related assets.↗ happi.com

Sister company brands (Lip Smacker, Bonne Bell) sold to Markwins International; Formula 10.0.6 retained by Bell family under Bell Family Brands↗ nouveaucheap.blogspot.com

Richemont's Net-a-Porter Group merged with the Italian YOOX Group to form YOOX Net-a-Porter (YNAP).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold by Procter & Gamble to Conter S.r.l. (Sodalis Group) effective June 30, 2015.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty from the Wertheimer brothers for approximately $239 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty from P&G as part of a $12 billion beauty-brands purchase↗ en.wikipedia.org

Became part of Edgewell Personal Care following spin-off from Energizer Holdings↗ en.wikipedia.org

Became part of Edgewell Personal Care via Energizer spin-off.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Fosun International (controlling share, ~NIS 300 million / $77M USD).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Groupe SEB from funds advised by Triton.↗ groupeseb.com

Interparfums SA acquired Rochas (fashion and fragrance business) from Procter & Gamble for $108 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by MW Brands Connect Ltd (owner of a portfolio of natural & organic beauty brands).↗ balmbalm.com

Acquired by Manzanita Capital↗ mergr.com

Acquired the Lip Smacker and Bonne Bell US business.↗ markwinsbeauty.com

Acquired by Midsona AB on July 1, 2015 (Urtekram International A/S).↗ mergr.com

Obtained full control of Marni↗ otb.net

Acquired by Officina Parfum (Officina s.r.l., Parma)↗ officinaparfum.com

Cederroth (former owner of HTH) acquired by Norwegian conglomerate Orkla↗ en.wikipedia.org

Orkla förvärvar Cederroth från CapMan, varvid LdB blir del av Orkla Care AB.↗ orkla.com

Acquired by PDC Brands from Advanced Beauty Inc.↗ prnewswire.com

Owner Omega Pharma acquired by Perrigo (effective 31 March 2015); Bodysol listed among Omega Pharma brands.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty acquired the entire beauty business of P&G Prestige (the broader corporate parent that had held the Naomi Campbell line until the 2014 license transfer to E.A. Cosmetics) for $12.5 billion↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Puig from Fox Paine & Company (alongside Penhaligon's) on January 23, 2015↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Puig↗ en.wikipedia.org

Revlon acquired Cutex Brands (U.S. operations)↗ cosmeticsandskin.com

Deb Group acquired by S. C. Johnson (marks SC Johnson's return to the professional market).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired AVA brand from Procter & Gamble (Greece)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Three businessmen incl. Pierre Stark (ex-L'Oréal) acquired Nally (Sociedade de Perfumarias Nally, Lda), owner of Benamôr↗ uk.fashionnetwork.com

Acquisition of French ecological-products company L'Arbre Vert (and Wash & Go)↗ sodalisgroup.com

Owner Swiss Beauty AG integrated MedoVital Handels GmbH of Ludwigshafen, Germany↗ swissbeauty.net

Estée Lauder acquired a minority stake in Have & Be Co. (parent of Dr.Jart+)↗ wwd.com

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies for an undisclosed fee.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Unilever↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Unilever; operates as a subsidiary of Unilever as of 1 August 2015.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Unilever↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by Unilever↗ happi.com

Acquired by Uriach (rights to sell Fisiocrem in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America), bought from the Osona company Casa Pronat, SL / FC Resources; placed in Uriach's Consumer Health division↗ el9nou.cat

Agreed to acquire Merck's consumer health business for $14.2 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Feintechnik GmbH (parent of Bolzano) acquired by Harry's, Inc.↗ harrys-factory.de

Eden Parfums Ltd (UK) acquires the Cristiano Ronaldo fragrance licence — license deal (not corporate acquisition)↗ edenparfums.com

Acquired by L'Oréal for €230 million (bundled with Carita)↗ beautymatter.com

Bayer acquired North American Dr. Scholl's through Merck's consumer health unit↗ en.wikipedia.org

Swedish pharmaceutical group MEDA acquires the whole Rottapharm Madaus company for EUR 2.3 billion.↗ de.wikipedia.org

Arseus divested the majority of its Healthcare Solutions and Healthcare Specialities divisions↗ en.wikipedia.org

Became part of the LOGOCOS Naturkosmetik group (L'Oréal subsidiary at the time).↗ finexx.de

Nestlé bought back L'Oréal's shares for €3.1 billion, creating the Nestlé Skin Health unit↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired 13 Nocibé/Douglas fragrance boutiques.↗ wwd.com

JOCCA acquired Nova Electronica, marking its entry into the healthcare market ('JOCCA inicia su andadura en el mercado sanitario, mediante la adquisición de Nova Electronica').↗ jocca.es

Klinge brand and products acquired from Astellas Pharma GmbH by the Athos group (Strüngmann family)↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Acquires Dürasol, Karlsruhe (medical bag production per the German history page)↗ laves-pharma.de

Acquired and relaunched by Nicolas Chabot.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Three Mexx holding companies declared bankrupt (December 4, 2014).↗ en.wikipedia.org

LBO France (Hexagone III fund) acquired 80% of Payot from Puig, with an entrepreneur-led management team.↗ privateequitywire.co.uk

TSG Consumer Partners sold its stake to Lion Capital↗ beautymatter.com

Clarins Fragrance Group and Porsche Design terminate fragrance license by mutual consent; Designer Parfums appointed new fragrance licensee/distributor↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Owned by Elizabeth Arden↗ wwd.com

Internal family ownership consolidation: Harald Wächter acquired 100 % of the shares of all affiliated companies (not an external acquisition)↗ riviera.at

Acquired Woodshade Organics chocolate factory↗ romernaturprodukt.dk

HLD investment group acquired SVR (placed under safeguard proceedings/restructuring)↗ groupehld.com

Acquired by Alliance Boots (later part of Walgreens Boots Alliance; brand now held by No7 Beauty Company).↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Brand name acquired by Pål Hodann (Sweden) after lapsing into the public domain following the founder's death in 1923; modern company is Swedish-owned.↗ scandinaviastandard.com

BANO acquired the brand rights and product range of Rösch & Handel (Vienna; origins 1890 in the Apotheke 'Zur Mutter Gottes', originally Gimborn & Zifferer)↗ bano.at

Brand and product range acquired by BANO Healthcare GmbH (Austria), which had handled its distribution from 2012↗ bano.at

Agency/distribution for A-CREME transferred from Kemeco to Baltex Health & Beauty AB.↗ mynewsdesk.com

Acquired Bourjois.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Fawaz Alhokair & Co↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Nestlé acquired L'Oréal's stake in Galderma for €3.1 billion (full ownership of parent company)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on June 2nd, 2014.↗ mergr.com

Acquired by Henkel from TSG Consumer Partners (announced June 2, 2014).↗ tsgconsumer.com

Acquired by KOSÉ Corporation (Japan), ~93.5% stake for $135 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold by Shiseido to L'Oréal (with Decléor) for €227.5M↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal (the French beauty company) for an estimated $500 million↗ loreal-finance.com

Acquired local cosmeceutical firm CNP Cosmetics Co., Ltd.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Auriège acquired by / joined Laboratoire Rivadis group↗ auriege.fr

Acquired by Roberto Drago, owner of Laboratorio Olfattivo↗ fragrantica.com

Labori International BV (Breda, Netherlands) – current owner↗ de.wikipedia.org

Majority stake acquired by Mayhoola for Investments LLC↗ en.wikipedia.org

Percassi group acquired majority stake in Bullfrog↗ quotidiano.net

Bullfrog barbershop acquired by Percassi (WOMO's parent) and operated as WOMO's in-store grooming concept↗ cosmeticsdesign-asia.com

Acquired by Revlon, Inc.↗ revloncorp.com

Astrid (ASTRID T.M.) acquired by Gr. Sarantis S.A. (Greece) for ~EUR 6.5M / ~CZK 178M; included trademarks ASTRID, SAHARA, PEO, ADAM, DIPLOMAT, ASTRID BATOLE and production.↗ denik.cz

Divested Carita and Decléor to L'Oréal.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Simply You Pharmaceuticals a.s.↗ cannaderm.cz

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies for $60 million; founders remained to continue creating scents.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Transmeri Group↗ transmerigroup.fi

Acquired 100% by mi.to.pharm GmbH↗ dermaroller.com

Shiseido's Beauté Prestige International licensed Alaïa perfumes & cosmetics (13-year exclusive, worldwide)↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Lornamead acquired by Meiyume (Li & Fung)↗ beautymatter.com

Ben Gorham sold a majority stake to London-based investment firm Manzanita Capital.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Revlon reacquired CND by buying the Colomer Group for ~$660 million (finalized October 2013)↗ nailsmag.com

Acquired Takeda's OTC product portfolio (incl. Sanostol, Faktu lind, Riopan).↗ kade.de

DevaCurl brand purchased by Tengram Capital Partners.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Champion Technologies and Corsicana Technologies for $2.3 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Pollena-Ewa: Delisted from Warsaw Stock Exchange (January 2013)↗ pollenaewa.com.pl

Acquired by Seghin family (Nouvelle Compagnie des Détergents et du Savon de Marseille - NCDSM)↗ madeinmarseille.net

The Colomer Group acquired by Revlon Inc.↗ refineriadecaballeros.wordpress.com

Glo Professional (portfolio of beauty lines) acquired by Swander Pace Capital↗ wwd.com

Acquired Ego Professional↗ idhair.dk

Indult brand and formula rights acquired by Kim C. Charles after the original house disappeared from the niche market.↗ indult.com

Acquired by Calao Finance and The Luxury Fund (Dubai), with Ines de la Fressange returning to the brand.↗ haussmann-patrimoine.fr

Parent Wilde Group took over natural-cosmetics brand LaNature↗ wilde-group.com

Acquired by Istituto Ganassini (Italian dermo-cosmetics group, HQ Milan, founded 1935).↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired by Silvio Scaglia and Pacific Global Management at auction for €69 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

UNIVET acquisition (animal-health business)↗ leti.com

Parent Matas listed on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen Stock Exchange.↗ matasgroup.com

Acquired by Ascendis Health Limited↗ pitchbook.com

Valeant Pharmaceuticals acquires Obagi Medical for about $344 million↗ beautymatter.com

Inter Parfums acquired the Oscar de la Renta fragrance division's assets and took an exclusive worldwide perfume/cosmetics license (fragrance line only; the fashion house remains independent)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Revlon acquires The Colomer Group (Revlon Professional, CND, American Crew, Creme of Nature).↗ revloncorp.com

Ownership taken over by Wintex Italia.↗ vintageclothingguides.com

Trademark and original formulas acquired by Todd Fisher↗ stjamesoflondon.com

Acquired by Lion Capital for approximately £300 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Athena Cosmetics↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Authentic Brands Group for $195 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Celltrion (rebranded skincare unit as Celltrion Skincure)↗ globalcosmeticsnews.com

Merged with Jaguar (Solingen) into United Salon Technologies GmbH↗ ust-germany.com

Initial public offering raising approximately $1 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Elfa Group acquired Elfa Pharm Sp. z o.o. (Poland) and Elfa Pharm s.r.o. (Slovakia) as production facilities↗ elfagroup.com

PPR changed its corporate name to Kering, reflecting its shift to a pure luxury group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Creation of in-house brand The Merchant of Venice.↗ mavive.com

Invested in Marni↗ otb.net

Acquired by Revlon (Revlon Consumer Products Corporation) as part of its $665 million purchase of The Colomer Group, completed 9 October 2013↗ sec.gov

Parent professional business The Colomer Group acquired by Revlon Inc. for $660 million↗ foxbusiness.com

Acquired by Revlon as part of $660M purchase of The Colomer Group from CVC Capital Partners↗ foxbusiness.com

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bought the Colomer Group (owner of Revlon Professional) from CVC Capital Partners for $660 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Revlon Inc. via Colomer Beauty Brands acquisition (became part of Revlon Professional portfolio)↗ behindthechair.com

Completed the acquisition of UK-based over-the-counter manufacturer Thornton & Ross for £221.1 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Abtei OP Pharma GmbH, a newly founded subsidiary of Belgian Omega Pharma (summer 2012)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Natura Cosméticos purchased 65% stake for US$71.6 million (approx. A$100 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by SkinMedica, Inc.↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired Fudge Professional haircare↗ pzcussons.com

Elizabeth Arden acquired the global Ed Hardy fragrance license from New Wave Fragrances↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Italian company Aeffe took over the production and distribution of Ungaro products.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Didier Martin acquired Eugène Perma entirely↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Pollena-Ewa: TZMO S.A. became sole shareholder (100% owner) in November 2012↗ pollenaewa.com.pl

Acquired (51%) by Groupe Rocher / Yves Rocher↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Co-founded BOTI International Ltd (Hong Kong) with BHBB LTD as a toy-focused joint venture.↗ goodmark-usa.com

Helia-D Kft. acquires Fabulon brand, expanding portfolio↗ hu.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Ecover↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Multicolor Sp. z o.o. (gaining Joko and Virtual brands)↗ relacje.miraculum.pl

Nanjing Sino-German Scissors and Hardware Co. Ltd. (Nanjing, China) identified as shareholder in 2012 filings.↗ northdata.com

Acquired by Perfumania Holdings, Inc. for ~$118 million (~6.014 million Perfumania shares + ~$62.1 million cash); $30 million financed from Nussdorf family trusts↗ globenewswire.com

Bertram Capital takes a stake; Begoun becomes a minority shareholder.↗ beautyindependent.com

Inter Parfums signed a 13-year worldwide license with La Maison Repetto for creation, development and distribution of Repetto fragrances, effective January 1, 2012 (fragrance licensee, not corporate owner)↗ gcimagazine.com

SCHUPP took over the brand ATAMA (training/MTT equipment).↗ schupp.shop

Wipro purchased the UK-European division↗ en.wikipedia.org

Purchased canned-meat brand Simmenthal from Kraft for about EUR100 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Daylong Actinica brand acquired by Galderma via the Spirig Pharma acquisition↗ galderma.com

Owner Spirig Pharma AG (Egerkingen) agreed to be acquired by Galderma (announced 12 Dec 2012; closing expected early 2013, completion date not confirmed in fetched sources)↗ galderma.com

Sold by Nike to Iconix Brand Group for US$225 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Maus Frères (Swiss family-held group) acquires full ownership of Lacoste for ~€1 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Occitane Group (50.14% initial stake; L'Occitane's first acquisition after its Hong Kong listing)↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired by L'Oréal (December 2012); reported ~$3M annual sales at acquisition.↗ wwd.com

Acquired the cosmetics brand Violet Dream (formerly VOV)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Antica Erboristeria acquired by French group La Financière Maconnaise (natural cosmetics specialist)↗ herbatint.co.za

Cadey (with Bilboa) acquired by Manetti & Roberts (Bolton Group).↗ mybeauty.it

Acquired by Markwins Beauty Brands↗ markwinsbeauty.com

Acquired by Miraculum S.A. via purchase of shares in Multicolor Sp. z o.o.↗ miraculum.pl

NEO Investment bought a stake in the brand; Lyn Harris later left to launch Perfumer H↗ nstperfume.com

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd sells CE Holdings to Hong Kong-based Khuan Choo International Ltd. for US$155 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Orkla listed/spun off Borregaard on the Oslo Stock Exchange.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Puig acquired Gal, holder of the Agatha Ruiz de la Prada perfume license, bringing the fragrance brand under Puig↗ fragrantica.com

Acquired by Unilever from Sara Lee Corporation (January 2012).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Wipro Limited (alongside Yardley London)↗ web.archive.org

Acquired by Wishcompany↗ honestbrandreviews.com

igli Carbon-Einlagen gehören jetzt zu medi – der neue Geschäftsbereich Footcare wird gegründet.↗ medi.de

Acquired by Valedo Partners Fund I AB↗ valedopartners.com

Acquired majority stake in Jean Paul Gaultier↗ puig.com

Mäurer & Wirtz acquires Baldessarini fragrance licence from Procter & Gamble↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Kneipp France / Kneipp Group (ultimately Paul Hartmann AG)↗ oaklins.com

Sold to Jacques Bungert and Frédéric Torloting.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by BCG Baden-Baden Cosmetics Group (asset deal, seller DSN Cosmetics, Eislingen / Kalina Group); Dr. Scheller Cosmetics AG dissolved per 30 June 2011, its brands going to Coty Inc. and BCG Cosmetics GmbH↗ juve.de

Ownership succession (not an acquisition by another company): Dr. Holger Elten installed long-time managers Dr. Thomas Köhler and Thorsten Heuer as managing partners and co-owners↗ dreluso.de

Acquired Nalco Water for $8.3 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Charles Denton with backing from RBS Equity Finance.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Starwood Capital sold Annick Goutal to Amorepacific (the brand had earlier been acquired by the Taittinger Group in the mid-1980s, then passed to Starwood Capital)↗ nstperfume.com

Brand acquired by Grupo Perfumes y Diseño from the heirs of Jesús del Pozo following his death in August 2011↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by JSB International from Dumesnil Group (excluding fragrance license held by Designer Parfums).↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Labelux for £525.5 million (Labelux later integrated into JAB Holding Company in 2014).↗ en.wikipedia.org

E-Land (Korean retailer) purchased Mandarina Duck↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Straub GmbH (Wertheim) on November 1, 2011 after BBI insolvency; current owner↗ epcnews.eu

Sold to a joint venture with The Gores Group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Michael Warshaw (former Molton Brown owner) invested.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Borlänge stenhuggeri↗ orsasten.se

Sold by WELLA AG; continued as an independent company (buyer not named on the site)↗ reamin.de

US/Puerto Rico rights to VO5 divested (DOJ antitrust) to High Ridge Brands / Brynwood Partners; Unilever retained the brand in the rest of the world.↗ cosmeticsdesign.com

Acquired by entrepreneur Patrick Douenat (with partner Stefano Chirico) from the Vila family.↗ fleetpeople.es

Radiancy acquired by / merged into PhotoMedex, Inc. (~$174M)↗ businesswire.com

s.Oliver Group acquired LIEBESKIND BERLIN↗ soliver-group.com

Ed Hardy acquired by Iconix Brand Group for $62 million↗ apparelnews.net

BCL Company merged into StylingLife Holdings Inc.↗ bcl-company.jp

Parent B&C Laboratories merged with StylingLife Holdings Inc.↗ bcl-company.jp

Acquired by Church & Dwight↗ batiste-hair.eu

Unilever divested Sanex to Colgate-Palmolive for approximately 672 million euros (~$940 million) after the European Commission required divestment on anti-trust grounds; deal included trademarks, IP and formulations but excluded manufacturing facilities.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired by HP TRONIC Zlin, spol. s.r.o. on 2011-10-31.↗ mergr.com

Acquired by French luxury group PPR (renamed Kering in 2013)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Haitai Beverage Co., Ltd.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) in an all-share deal valued at €4.3 billion (~$6.0 billion); Bulgari family became LVMH's second-largest family shareholder↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH (all-share deal, €4.3 billion; concluded 4 October 2011)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by LVMH (via Kendo Brands) for an undisclosed amount; announced Feb 7, 2011.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Laboratoire du Haut-Ségala (Argaïa's parent) bought by David Soulat↗ haut-segala.com

Founded Brave Kid (childrenswear)↗ otb.net

Orkla sold Elkem to China's BlueStar.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Dubai-based Paris Group↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Grupo Perfumes y Diseño (PyD) following death of founder Jesús del Pozo; fashion house later rebranded as DELPOZO while Halloween fragrance line continued as a PyD 'own brand'↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sold to Japanese public company Pola Orbis Holdings (100% ownership)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Pola Orbis Holdings acquired Australian skincare brand Jurlique for $355 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by the Puig Group↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Fragrance business exclusively licensed to The Estée Lauder Companies (Aramis and Designer Fragrances)↗ moodiedavittreport.com

B&C Laboratories merged with StylingLife Holdings Inc., forming BCL Company as a division↗ bcl-company.jp

Acquired Odor-Eaters↗ blistexinc.com

Acquired by Shiseido (via Bare Escentuals)↗ makeup-101.com

Acquired by Valérie Pianelli-Guichard (November 2010).↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired St.Tropez premium tanning brand↗ pzcussons.com

Arch Equity Partners acquired Cutex from Prestige Brands and established Cutex Brands (September 2010)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Cederroth AB (Sweden)↗ ccprogres.pl

Pfeilring group fully acquired the Golddachs trademark (Golddachswerk Dittmar GmbH), relocating Golddachs to Neustadt/Wied. The Dittmar family did NOT sell the Alpenrod operation itself — they retained the location and relaunched under the Dr. Dittmar name.↗ 3tage-bart-rasierer.de

Reckitt Benckiser acquired the international Scholl brand via SSL International↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Swedish medical device company Q-Med↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by U.S. firm Prodos Capital after IT Holding bankruptcy (2009)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Purchase of Maja® (Spanish brand); Lacer dental products.↗ grisi.com

Owner Nepentes S.A. acquired by Sanofi-Aventis↗ mgr.farm

Acquired Carven fragrances and cosmetics business.↗ groupe-bogart.com

Beiersdorf sells Juvena and Marlies Möller to Austria's Troll Cosmetics GmbH↗ wwd.com

LdB säljs till Cederroth (då ägt av nordiska riskkapitalbolaget CapMan).↗ sv.wikipedia.org

Beiersdorf sold Marlies Möller (with Juvena) to Troll Cosmetics GmbH (Austria) on December 21, 2010; purchase price not disclosed↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Sold Kolastyna brand to Sarantis Polska S.A. for 11.6 million PLN↗ pl.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty, Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Energizer Holdings for US$301 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Unilever (via Sara Lee personal-care division sale)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH Corp) acquired the Tommy Hilfiger brand from Apax Partners for $3 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Unilever (via Alberto-Culver, US$3.7 billion); outside the US, VO5 remained in Unilever's portfolio.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Shiseido (Bare Escentuals)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Coty Inc. from Kalina (announced Nov 12, 2010; closed 2011).↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Coty, Inc. in late 2010 (valued at approximately $1 billion)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Nordzucker AG sold the Hübner Group (Ehrenkirchen) to Dermapharm AG at the end of 2010. The 06-2021 Tebamol leaflet names HÜBNER Naturarzneimittel GmbH, Ehrenkirchen, as the brand's quality guarantor and supplier. No fetched source states whether Tebamol already belonged to the Hübner Group in 2010.↗ foodingredientsfirst.com

Carven Parfums acquired by Groupe Jacques Bogart from Groupe Beranger↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Inspired Beauty Brands↗ haskbeauty.com

Coty Inc. acquired Parlux (which held the GUESS fragrance license), bringing GUESS fragrances under Coty.↗ gcimagazine.com

HLD investment group and Didier Tabary jointly took control of Laboratoires Filorga (parent of Fillmed)↗ groupehld.com

Acquired by L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired the cosmetics brand-shop The Face Shop↗ en.wikipedia.org

Laboratorios Byly acquired Difusión Idesa, described as a company very close to it (details paywalled).↗ alimarket.es

Shareholders voted on 7 December 2010 to rename the company (previously Midelfart Sonesson AB / AB Wilh. Sonesson) to Midsona↗ midsona.com

Acquired by PZ Cussons from LDC for £62.5 million / $98.9 million.↗ wwd.com

Golddachs brand acquired by Pfeilring Gruppe (Solingen).↗ 3tage-bart-rasierer.de

Acquired the Valentino perfume and cosmetics license and became majority shareholder of Jean Paul Gaultier.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. acquired the global John Varvatos fragrance license from Shiseido Americas↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired Kolastyna (Poland)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Acquisition of Biopoint, a leading hair-care brand in perfumery↗ sodalisgroup.com

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies; estimated $200–300 million (price not disclosed).↗ wwd.com

Acquired by The Gorilla Glue Company (Cincinnati, Ohio). Production relocated to Ohio; brand name retained.↗ bendbulletin.com

Acquired by Unilever↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Unilever (via purchase of Alberto-Culver)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by VMV Cosmetic Group (Lliçà de Vall, Barcelona)↗ vmvcosmeticgroup.com