The 2020s.

Acquired by Karo Healthcare (KKR-backed, Stockholm-headquartered) from Perrigo for approx. €330 million (closed April 30, 2026). Required Norwegian regulatory divestiture of Locobase brand.↗ marketscreener.com

Acquired (74 %) by Medios AG; previous owners keep a minority stake; closing announced 1 Oct 2026↗ finanznachrichten.de

Acquired, together with group company WAREG Verpackungs-GmbH, by GraVo Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (industrial holding, Essen) from the previous owner family; purchase price not disclosed↗ unternehmeredition.de

Acquired CoolIT Systems for about $4.75 billion (closed 2 July 2026)↗ de-ch.ecolab.com

Parent company Quest Personal Care Global acquired by Brand Masters (Netherlands, backed by Avedon Capital Partners); Quest continues to operate independently↗ thebusinessdesk.com

STADA Arzneimittel AG acquires Nordic commercial rights to Locobase (DK/FI/IS/NO/SE) from Karo Healthcare as required divestiture for Karo's Aco Hud Nordic acquisition (announced May 4, 2026)↗ bakermckenzie.com

Acquired by Kofola ČeskoSlovensko (100% stake), integrated into LEROS herbal subsidiary. Martin Růžička continues as general director; founders remain as advisors.↗ kofola.cz

Jesper Buch (Danish investor, judge on Løvens Hule / Danish Shark Tank) acquired a 10% stake during a Løvens Hule TV appearance. Brand remains family-owned.↗ fyens.dk

Somatoline brand sold by Manetti & Roberts (Bolton Group) to Olyos Group, controlled by Motion Equity Partners (France)↗ en.ilsole24ore.com

Merger with Mäurer & Wirtz referred to as completed in the Mäurer & Wirtz press release of 2 June 2026 ("First major appointment following the merger of Mäurer & Wirtz with Classic Parfums and The Nose Behind").↗ m-w.de

Parent company: Mucos Pharma becomes part of the Dermapharm group.↗ wobenzym.de

Acquired by private equity firm GTCR from Advent (closed 9 April 2026)↗ zentiva.com

Advent International to acquire majority stake (announced 24 March 2026, expected close April 2026); Humble Growth exits, founder Nima Jalali remains equity holder↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired Guess for approximately US$1.4 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Cosnova Beauty (owner of essence and Catrice), Germany↗ cosmetic-business.com

Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue shareholders approved the acquisition (Jan 29, 2026); transaction not yet closed, expected to close in H2 2026 subject to regulatory approval.↗ prnewswire.com

L'Oreal completed its acquisition of Kering Beaute, including the House of Creed, on 31 March 2026.↗ loreal.com

Transitioned to a holding-company structure, officially changing its name to Kosé Holdings Corporation.↗ koseholdings.co.jp

Completed the acquisition of Kering Beauté on 31 March 2026, including the House of Creed and fifty-year exclusive licences for fragrances and beauty products under the Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga brands (announced October 2025).↗ loreal.com

Niche Beauty Lab (incl. Acnemy) acquired by cosnova, effective January 14 2026↗ cosnova.com

Niche Beauty Lab (Theramid's parent) acquired by Cosnova Group↗ beautymatter.com

Parent company Niche Beauty Lab acquired by Cosnova Beauty (Essence, Catrice); brand continues under founder/CEO Sergio Chorrero.↗ beautymatter.com

CapVest Partners completed its acquisition of the majority stake in STADA Arzneimittel AG on 31 March 2026.↗ stada.com

Sacha Mascolo-Tarbuck acquired complete ownership and control of Label.M and majority ownership/voting control of Toni & Guy↗ beautymatter.com

Arkéa Capital (Crédit Mutuel Arkéa) entered the capital alongside historical shareholders to accelerate internationally↗ marques-de-france.fr

Ownership change announced at Esxence 2025; new owners not publicly named in coverage↗ fragrantica.com

Fragrance licensee AB Parfums SpA (formerly Angelini Beauty SpA) acquired by Give Back Beauty; Angel Schlesser fragrance license transfers to GBB Group↗ wwd.com

Acquired Aromatica, a Czech cosmetics manufacturer in Šlapanice, to manufacture up to ~one-fifth of its cosmetic masses in-house↗ cs.wikipedia.org

Returned to founding-family ownership under Andrew and Duncan Russell↗ en.wikipedia.org

Kimberly-Clark announced (Nov 3, 2025) a $48.7B agreement to acquire Kenvue (and thus Aveeno); shareholders approved Jan 2026, closing targeted H2 2026, pending regulatory approval (not yet closed as of June 2026).↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired True Digital Surgery↗ bbraun.com

Elin Ahlberg acquired/took over BLAX (BaBa Blax Sheep) from founder Barbara Enander; the entity was renamed Blax Sheep ApS with HQ at Jyllandsvej 29, Frederiksberg, Denmark (CVR DK44622866).↗ blaxsheep.com

Britney Spears fragrance license transferred from Revlon/Elizabeth Arden to Give Back Beauty↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Divested by Kneipp; sold to an unnamed France-based investment firm↗ gamaconsumer.com

Dashl acquired by an undisclosed buyer (per third-party reporting; brand continues to operate)↗ pitchbook.com

Parent Brand Architekts acquired by Warpaint London plc↗ brandarchitekts.com

As of 1 January 2025 Cooper Consumer Health Deutschland GmbH takes over a large part of Viatris' OTC business in Germany; the current Echinacin Liquidum leaflet names Cooper Consumer Health Deutschland GmbH as marketing company.↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Acquired Ovivo's electronics business for $1.8 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Engel-Apotheken group taken over by pharmacist Daniel Reuschel (owner since 1 June 2025) from Dr. Ansgar Wieschollek, who withdrew for health reasons.↗ petersberg-aktuell.de

Founding family sold its minority stake (Dec 19, 2025), completely exiting the company; L Catterton retained control (~51%).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Authentic Brands Group acquired a 51% stake in Guess Inc. in a ~$1.4 billion deal; Guess went private (finalized January 2026).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Sonormed GmbH, Hamburg (now InfectoPharm Digital Health GmbH, tinnitus app)↗ de.wikipedia.org

Cha Bio Group / Cha Care Services acquired largest shareholder position in Jayjun Cosmetic Co., Ltd.; corporate entity renamed to Cha AI Healthcare Co., Ltd.↗ stockanalysis.com

Acquired by Windsong Global from Kendo; placed under its Belle Brands multi-brand platform.↗ beautyindependent.com

Kallós family sold the company to investors (specific buyer not disclosed in available sources)↗ crunchbase.com

Acquired by Rare Beauty Brands from Unilever↗ beautyindependent.com

Huda Beauty sold its KAYALI stake to Mona Kattan and General Atlantic, who jointly own the brand post-sale; announced 17 February 2025 (subject to regulatory approval). Huda Beauty simultaneously redeemed TSG Consumer's interest (held since 2017).↗ generalatlantic.com

Peter Kern (former Expedia CEO) acquires brand assets and the Bologna plant (~€25m, deal June 10, 2025; completed October 2025) with €30m reinvestment planned through 2027↗ fashionunited.uk

Give Back Beauty signed agreement (31 Jan 2025) to acquire AB Parfums (formerly Angelini Beauty), holder of the Laura Biagiotti fragrance license↗ givebackbeauty.com

Merger of Skala and Lola From Rio into a combined group; Advent International holds controlling interest (acquired 50% of Skala in 2024)↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Creades acquired a 20% minority stake from Verdane↗ en.wikipedia.org

Give Back Beauty signed agreement to acquire AB Parfums (formerly Angelini Beauty), which holds the Mandarina Duck fragrance license↗ basenotes.com

L'Oréal Groupe agreed to acquire a majority stake (Luxe Division); Inflexion retains minority shareholding.↗ loreal-finance.com

Acquired by an undisclosed international investor as part of vertical integration; Italian governance and creative autonomy preserved↗ allure.it

Nudestix acquired by an unnamed US-based private group (announced Sep 2025).↗ beautymatter.com

Waldencast acquires Novaestiq Corp. and U.S. rights to injectable hyaluronic acid line Saypha under the Obagi Medical brand↗ globenewswire.com

SKIMS acquired SKKN by Kim from Kim Kardashian and Coty (Coty divested its stake; Kardashian's 80% transferred to SKIMS).↗ prnewswire.com

Israeli Golf & Co Group acquired exclusive franchise rights to Sabon's Israel stores; Israel HQ/factory/distribution set to close in 2026.↗ beautymatter.com

Schülke acquired Redditch Medical (UK)↗ mainsights.io

Acquired by Brygge Partners (Danish family office), together with sister company Pharma-Skan; seller co-owner Susanne Rasmussen↗ oaklins.com

Stella McCartney repurchases LVMH's 49% stake, returning to full independence (January 27)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Brand Architekts plc acquired by Warpaint London plc, transferring indirect ownership of the brand↗ brandarchitekts.com

Mäurer & Wirtz acquired the Tom Tailor Fragrances license from Luxess GmbH, effective 1 January 2025↗ m-w.de

Give Back Beauty agreed to acquire AB Parfums (formerly Angelini Beauty), holder of the Trussardi fragrance license↗ wwd.com

Prada Group completed acquisition of Versace from Capri Holdings for US$1.375 billion (2 Dec 2025).↗ en.wikipedia.org

OTB completed acquisition of 100% of Viktor&Rolf (announced 4 June 2026)↗ otb.net

Warpaint London acquired Brand Architekts (complementary health and beauty brands).↗ warpaintlondonplc.com

Multiply Group (UAE / 2PointZero) acquires 67.91% of Tendam↗ fashionunited.uk

Co-founders acquired jewellery brands Maison Poiray and Aurélie Bidermann↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired heritage brands from Aboca (natural consumer healthcare)↗ zentiva.de

Acquired rhode (Hailey Bieber) for up to $1 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Addeira↗ cbinsights.com

Operated as a brand within BCG Baden-Baden Cosmetics Group GmbH (parent company, alongside sibling brands Sans Soucis, Apothecary Dr. Scheller, BIO:VEGANE)↗ bcg-cosmetics.com

Acquired Repair Care, a Dutch wood-repair and maintenance products company, expanding the adhesives division↗ en.wikipedia.org

Burnus acquired the Snoek company in Worblingen, owner of the GLYSOLID brand; the Worblingen factory still produces Glysolid (acquisition year not stated in source; year field is a placeholder and unconfirmed).↗ burnus.de

Interparfums announces 20-year exclusive global license for David Beckham fragrances from Authentic Brands Group, with full responsibility beginning April 1, 2028↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

DermaPharm A/S acquired by ARCHIMED (private equity, MED III fund)↗ archimed.group

Agreed to divest its feminine-care business to Essity for approximately $340 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Owned and operated by Ellipsis Brands (UK contract manufacturer and brand owner) as one of its portfolio brands alongside Q+A and THIX↗ ellipsisbrands.com

BYOMA was wholly divested from Yellow Wood portfolio company Future Beauty Brands and sold to Bansk Group (announced September 2025); the remaining self-tan brands stayed in the Yellow Wood portfolio.↗ prnewswire.com

Saffee brand absorbed into Givet SRL portfolio and rebranded; pre-Givet ownership history not publicly documented↗ unfolding-wings.com

Acquired by Gerrard International (UK) following the death of founder Jessica Vartoughian; Gerrard had managed the UK business for 35 years prior↗ beautymatter.com

Interparfums SA acquired all worldwide intellectual property rights to Maison Goutal from Amorepacific Europe (announced March 2025); Amorepacific Europe continues to operate under license, with Interparfums developing the brand from 2026↗ globenewswire.com

KKR completed its acquisition of Karo Healthcare from EQT (agreed 9 April 2025 at ~EUR 2.65bn EV; closed 27 August 2025), making KKR the current owner.↗ stblaw.com

Kimberly-Clark agreed to acquire Kenvue for ~$48.7 billion total enterprise value in a cash-and-stock deal.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Agreed to sell its beauty division (Kering Beaute, including Creed) to L'Oreal for ~EUR 4 billion.↗ cnbc.com

Kiss Beauty Group acquired Chillhouse (nail studio and DTC brand founded 2017 by Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton)↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by L'Oréal (agreement signed June 30, 2025) — into L'Oréal Professional Products Division↗ loreal-finance.com

Kering sold its beauty division, including Creed, to L'Oréal for €4 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by La Phocéenne de Cosmétique (Salon-de-Provence, France), joining group portfolio alongside Le Petit Olivier, Lovea, and Laboratoires Vendôme↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Sold British beauty retailer Space NK to Ulta Beauty.↗ businesswire.com

Owner Merz Lifecare merged with WindStar Medical (completed 1 January 2025); Merz holds the majority stake in the new Merz Lifecare Holding, Oakley Capital a minority stake. Merz Spezial was not sold; it remains a Merz Lifecare brand.↗ lebensmittelpraxis.de

WindStar Medical merged with Merz Lifecare into Merz Lifecare Holding GmbH (Merz Group majority, Oakley Capital minority), effective at the turn of 2024/2025.↗ merz.com

Acquisition by Mäurer & Wirtz announced 3 November 2025 ("The acquisition, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed on 1 January 2026."); described as the second-largest acquisition in Mäurer & Wirtz's history after 4711.↗ cliffordchance.com

Acquired the Dutch company Dreumex B.V. as of 1 August 2025; Dreumex operates as a subsidiary of Peter Greven Physioderm GmbH within the Peter Greven Group, keeping its name and identity.↗ dreumex.com

After an extensive auction process launched in April 2024, the Board decided to retain St.Tropez (rather than sell it) and instead formed a US strategic partnership with The Emerson Group.↗ pzcussons.com

Parfym.se merged with Bangerhead (Nov 2025)↗ cbinsights.com

Prada Group acquired Versace from Capri Holdings for €1.25 billion (completed December 2025)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Rare Beauty Brands (founded by/built on Patchology) acquired Kate Somerville from Unilever, including the Melrose Place clinic in Los Angeles.↗ beautyindependent.com

Treaclemoon brand acquired by Royal Sanders (3i Group portfolio) in a bolt-on acquisition (Feb 2025); Vendoleo GmbH, the branded provider of Treaclemoon and Oriniq in Germany/Austria, subsequently acquired by Royal Sanders in FY2026.↗ imap.com

Bain Capital and Cinven signed a definitive agreement (announced 1 September 2025) to sell a majority stake in STADA to CapVest Partners, retaining minority stakes.↗ cinven.com

Pharmamedico GmbH merged into Schmees GmbH (intra-group merger: Pharmamedico GmbH had Knut Schmees as managing director since its 2009 registration); quote: '20.06.2025 in Hrcdd: Verschmelzung: Schmees GmbH'↗ northdata.de

Acquired by / joined Sodalis Group↗ sodalisgroup.com

Full acquisition of Payot by USHOPAL (announced March 5, 2025).↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Unilever (reported ~£100 million; Unilever did not officially disclose terms)↗ packagingeurope.com

Acquired by Warpaint London plc via the takeover of parent Brand Architekts (deal announced 5 December 2024, valued at GBP 13.88 million; completed February 2025).↗ theindustry.beauty

Coty sold its remaining 25.8% stake in Wella to KKR, making KKR the sole owner.↗ coty.com

Divestiture (spin-off): 3M's health care business separated as independent company Solventum Corporation, completed April 2024 ('Im April schließt 3M die geplante Ausgliederung seiner Gesundheitssparte ab, welche offiziell als unabhängiges Unternehmen startet: Solventum Corporation.')↗ 3mdeutschland.de

Acquired by Doppler Holding (41% direct + 10% Vera Doppler = 51% majority)↗ oberhammer.co.at

Majority stake acquired by Sodalis Group (Italy); brands ARTDECO, Make up Factory, ANNY.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired by Doppler Holding (41% direct + 10% Vera Doppler = 51% majority)↗ oberhammer.co.at

Private-equity healthcare specialist ARCHIMED acquired a majority stake in Cellese, developer of the AnteAGE brand↗ archimed.group

Acquired majority stake in Dr. Barbara Sturm↗ puig.com

acquired_by H2 Special Purpose Vehicle d.o.o. (acquired majority shares of Magdis d.o.o.)↗ wahl.hr

Founders Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic sold BYBI in an exit; brand later passed to new ownership and leadership↗ cewuk.co.uk

Galderma IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange (parent company became public)↗ en.wikipedia.org

BeautyPro acquires Wildtree Skincare↗ linkedin.com

Sodalis Group (Italy) acquired HRB Brands including Brut for the Americas↗ businesswire.com

Acquired (majority stake) by Soleil Collective, backed by Gauge Capital; deal valued at over $100 million↗ gaugecapital.com

Clessidra Capital Credit SGR acquired full ownership of Sisma (19 Dec 2024)↗ sismaspa.it

Acquired by Megalabs (majority stake, ~$100M reported)↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired the Morris Profumi plant, converting it from fragrance to cosmetics manufacturing↗ wwd.com

Management buy-out: Karim Chaouch acquires Fitne and sister company GSE Vertrieb from Bionexx Holding (Finexx).↗ biohandel.de

Sold by Groupe Rocher to a Turkish investor consortium↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Divested by L'Occitane Group; acquired by André Hoffmann (Lavender Investments) for €28M / A$46M↗ smartcompany.com.au

Majority stake acquired by L Catterton from Percassi family↗ prnewswire.com

Controlling shareholder Reinold Geiger moved to take the company private (delisting from Hong Kong Stock Exchange)↗ en.wikipedia.org

La Perla Manufacturing declared insolvent (February 2024)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Lacoste buys back its fragrance licence from Coty and transfers it to Interparfums.↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Lyko Group acquired remaining 60% of Loveli Beauty AB.↗ mfn.se

Acquired by Morgan Stanley PE Asia (67% stake), founder retains 33%; restructured under MDP Holdings↗ linkedin.com

Acquired by Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne (Bielenda Group), backed by Innova Capital — 100% stake in Kanani Europe↗ innovacap.com

Acquired by Oy Transmeri Ab from AS Madara Cosmetics for EUR 4 million (related-party transaction; Transmeri held 22.89% of Madara).↗ view.news.eu.nasdaq.com

PAI Partners becomes majority shareholder of Beautynova; Bluegem retains a significant minority.↗ paipartners.com

Mentholatum acquired Hydrox Laboratories of Chicago.↗ mentholatum.com

Give Back Beauty acquired INCC Parfums, the original Mercedes-Benz fragrance licensee since 2011↗ wwd.com

Sold to HVEG Fashion Group (Oct 1, 2024); HVEG completed purchase of RNF Group (Dec 2024).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Marek Kamola acquired majority stake↗ well.pl

ELC completed full acquisition of DECIEM for ~$860 million remaining; ~$1.7 billion total↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Bluestar Alliance from LVMH (September 2024); Farfetch retains 40%↗ hypebeast.com

Marek Kamola acquired a majority stake in Miraculum and assumed direct management (brand revival).↗ well.pl

Acquired by Lyko (e-commerce beauty retailer) from seller Nutrinovate AB; Lyko's first acquisition in the dietary-supplement category↗ view.news.eu.nasdaq.com

Bridgepoint (Bridgepoint Europe VII) acquired RoC's majority stake from Gryphon Investors (~$500M, January 2024)↗ beautymatter.com

S'Young Group (Changsha, China) acquires RéVive from Tengram Capital Partners (Oct 16, 2024); brand maintains independent operations↗ wwd.com

Humble Growth takes minority stake↗ wwd.com

Following Cofinluxe liquidation, Les Parfums Salvador Dali distribution moves to Création Beauté International (founded by Hervé Josserand)↗ creationbeauteinternational.fr

Henkel agrees to acquire Vidal Sassoon haircare brand in Greater China from P&G (~$1B; €200M+ annual sales)↗ beautymatter.com

Shrine sold by founder Jenna Meek; buyer not publicly specified in available sources↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Advent International (private equity, LAPEF VII fund).↗ wwd.com

Yellow Wood Partners completed acquisition of Elida Beauty (incl. St. Ives NA/EU) from Unilever↗ prnewswire.com

TSG Consumer Partners takes majority strategic investment stake↗ wwd.com

Acquired by BIC for ~EUR 200 million↗ bmmagazine.co.uk

UK division put into administration by Aurelius on 15 February 2024 (FRP Advisory administrators); British business then acquired by Auréa Group, consortium led by Mike Jatania, on 7 September 2024↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent DECIEM: Estée Lauder Companies completed acquisition of remaining interests (majority since 2021), ~US$860M for the final tranche, ~US$1.7B total.↗ elcompanies.com

Estée Lauder completes full acquisition of DECIEM (~$1.7 billion total over three tranches)↗ elcompanies.com

Tous family repurchased the Partners Group stake, returning to full family ownership↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne (100% of Torf Corporation Sp. z o.o.; previous majority owner Resource Partners; transaction backed by Innova Capital)↗ ccprogres.pl

Unilever's Elida Beauty unit (including VO5 outside the US) sold to Yellow Wood Partners; completed June 6, 2024.↗ prnewswire.com

Bought back by founder Alyson Hogg from Crown Laboratories↗ beautymatter.com

Yellow Wood Partners completed acquisition of Elida Beauty (including European Williams brand) from Unilever on June 6, 2024↗ yellowwoodpartners.com

Beautynova acquired by PAI Partners↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Amerikas (US distributor)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Increased its stake in K-beauty skincare brand COSRX to roughly 93%, consolidating COSRX as a subsidiary (after an initial 38.4% stake in 2021).↗ beautymatter.com

Owner neubourg skin care GmbH acquired by Swedish Avia Pharma (Avia Pharma Holding AB); completion announced 2 February 2024. Trade press reports it took effect 1 February 2024 and that owner Dr. Thomas Neubourg sold his shares; Stefan Lang became managing director.↗ synapse.patsnap.com

Parent neubourg skin care GmbH (owner of Fußpunkt) acquired by AVIA Pharma (Sweden); Dr. Thomas Neubourg sold his shares effective 1 February 2024, Stefan Lang became managing director.↗ aviapharma.de

Acquired by Windsong Global from Amyris at auction for US$1.25 million.↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired Italian jewellery brand Vhernier.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Agreed to sell Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) to Mytheresa.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Cooper Consumer Health as part of Viatris' OTC business ("Betadine, Saugella, Armolipid and CB12"), completed 3 July 2024↗ privsource.com

European Commission approves (26 June 2024, Phase I, subject to divestment of two products) Cooper Consumer Health's acquisition of Viatris' European OTC business (Viatris = formerly Mylan/Meda).↗ ecp.crai.com

Viatris closed the divestiture of substantially all of its OTC business to Cooper Consumer Health SAS on 3 July 2024; a deal database lists 'Saugella' (the brand's name outside Germany, equivalence not stated in fetched sources) among the more than 200 brands transferred. The sagella.de Impressum now names Cooper Consumer Health Deutschland GmbH.↗ privsource.com

Acquired by Cospal (founded by Matthieu Lesieur)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Brand IP acquired by WHP Global↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Dennis Bastas (DBG Health / VidaCorp) for $60 million, together with Makeup Cartel; previous owner Crescent Capital Partners had held it for a decade↗ retailbeauty.com.au

Acquired (majority stake) by Dermoshop Oy (Korsns, Finland)↗ sv.dermosil.fi

Korloff Parfums acquired by Extend Beauty (June 2024).↗ extendbeauty.com

Acquired by Goodai Global (owned by Craver Corporation); brand grew internationally via Amazon and TikTok before acquisition. Year approximate/unspecified in source.↗ whoownsthatbrand.com

HLD sold Laboratoires SVR to Kresk Développement (family office of Didier Tabary); brand valued at approximately €240M↗ groupehld.com

Acquired (majority stake) by L Catterton.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Taken private by controlling shareholder Reinold Geiger via L'Occitane Groupe S.A. (€6 billion-plus deal financed in part by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Asset Management); delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange↗ skadden.com

Kering Beauté acquired minority stake in Matière Première↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Manzanita Capital↗ en.wikipedia.org

Creation of in-house brand Spezieria di San Marco.↗ mavive.com

Miroglio Group acquired Trussardi; Alberto Racca named CEO↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Next8 Investments↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Nykaa (majority stake via combination of primary and secondary transactions; became a subsidiary).↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Pacific World Corporation (October 2024)↗ theindustry.beauty

Acquired by Puig (Spanish conglomerate, owner of Carolina Herrera, Rabanne, Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo, Penhaligon's). Dr. Sturm retained a minority stake and continues as Chief Product Development Officer.↗ businessoffashion.com

Acquired by Rampal Latour (French Savon de Marseille manufacturer, based in Salon-de-Provence) for undisclosed sum, August 14, 2024.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Evolver Equity, a growth partner for Nordic SMEs, took a growth-partnership stake in parent Repolar Pharmaceuticals (amount undisclosed).↗ paaomasijoittajat.fi

After BELANO medical AG's insolvency, its product line and brands (ibiotics among them; the ibiotics.de Impressum now names Rigix GmbH as operator, seller and manufacturer) were taken over by Rigix GmbH, a company of the Laves family (Laves Arzneimittel GmbH)↗ anleihen-finder.de

Acquired by Shinsegae International from Snow Corp (Naver subsidiary) for ~$51.6 million↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Shiseido Americas Corporation (agreement signed Dec 22, 2023; completed Feb 2024) for $450 million; legal entity DDG Skincare Holdings LLC↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Agreed to acquire a majority stake in the German Artdeco Cosmetics Group (announced May 2024)↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired HRB Brands (High Ridge Brands; Alberto VO5, Zest, Coast, Brut, Pert, Sure, Rave, Thicker Fuller Hair) from Tengram Capital Partners↗ peprofessional.com

The Dezac Group acquired Reviber↗ dezac.co.uk

THE R.Brand Group acquires significant Baldessarini (fashion label) assets↗ baldessarini.com

Acquired Torf Corporation (Tołpa and ON brands)↗ beautymatter.com

Amorepacific exercised call option to reach 93.2% ownership, incorporating COSRX as a subsidiary (deal completed 2024)↗ prnewswire.com

Creed was acquired by Kering for €3.5 billion.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired the Arkopharma Group (French herbal medicines and food supplements manufacturer)↗ marketscreener.com

Acquired significant shares in Montavit (Absam, Austria)↗ ir.dermapharm.de

Acquired by Klosterfrau from Murnauer (Murnauer Markenvertrieb).↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Brand fully acquired by Functional Cosmetics Company AG; now one of its own brands alongside SweatStop®↗ everdry.de

EQT sells parent company schülke to a consortium led by the ATHOS family office (Strüngmann family).↗ schuelke.com

Acquired by Lyko Group AB (publ)↗ delphi.se

AC Marca completes the full acquisition; Hans Karrer is integrated into Genové, AC Marca's dermocosmetics division↗ interempresas.net

CoBe Capital acquires LOGOCOS from L'Oréal (closed March 2023).↗ cobecapital.com

Acquired by Advent International (majority stake); founder Julien Sprecher retained large minority share and roles as Executive Chairman and Creative Director.↗ adventinternational.com

Founder Karen Behnke sold her majority stake in Juice Beauty.↗ karenbehnke.com

Kevin Murphy Group acquired Showpony (hair extensions)↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired Symbiopharm GmbH↗ klinge-pharma.com

Kappus itself acquired by Roell Partners GmbH↗ de.wikipedia.org

Acquired production and worldwide distribution rights for FIBROVEIN™ sclerosants from S.T.D. Pharmaceuticals Ltd (UK).↗ kreussler.com

Parent Wilde Group took a majority stake in Miss Sophie GmbH↗ wilde-group.com

Marc Jacobs International signed expanded long-term license with Coty bringing Marc Jacobs Beauty (makeup) into Coty's portfolio (revival; makeup had ended its Kendo Brands partnership in late 2021)↗ coty.com

L Catterton's Europe fund acquired a significant minority stake (undisclosed terms)↗ beautymatter.com

Parent Matas Group acquired KICKS (226 stores across Sweden, Norway, Finland), becoming Nordic market leader.↗ svanen.se

Johnson & Johnson spun off its consumer-health business as Kenvue (NYSE: KVUE); Maui Moisture moved under Kenvue.↗ gcimagazine.com

Acquired EpiQMAx (Munich proteomics/epigenetics firm), renamed MoleQlar Analytics GmbH, led by CEO Moritz Völker-Albert↗ munich-startup.de

Forma Brands (Morphe's parent) acquired out of Chapter 11 by creditors &vest, Jefferies Finance LLC and Cerberus Capital Management for $690 million in debt relief; emerged from bankruptcy April 12, 2023↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

NACIFIC's owner Abill Korea acquired by The Skin Factory (KUNDAL); Nacific continues as the group's skincare brand↗ globenewswire.com

Acquired by Advent International (majority stake); Julien Sprecher remains SBGC Chairman and Creative Director with significant minority stake. Deal valued by industry sources at over $700 million.↗ beautymatter.com

HQ Holding raised its stake to 100% (September 2023)↗ beauty.pambianconews.com

B. Cosmétique liquidated (November 2023); brand subsequently relaunched with financial backing from an international group↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Ariana Grande acquired the brand's physical assets for an estimated $15 million after parent Forma Brands filed for bankruptcy, taking it under her full ownership↗ en.wikipedia.org

Boohoo, the largest shareholder, staged a coup in June 2023 to overthrow the leadership team, claiming the board was not delivering shareholder value↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Kenvue Inc. spun off from Johnson & Johnson as standalone public company (May 2023); Rogaine becomes part of Kenvue's portfolio↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by AA Investments (HK) Ltd. (Hong Kong asset management firm) for $2.5 million in December 2023, following Amyris bankruptcy.↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Pomélo + Co GmbH (subsidiary of Mondrian Labs Inc., New York).↗ myshyne.com

Acquired by Klinge (Holzkirchen), owned by the Strüngmann family↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Majority stake taken by Boris Gratini (co-founder of Nailmatic) and Hélène Ortola; founder Isabelle Masson remains involved (reported June 2023 by Fragrantica; Premium Beauty News 2025 describes them as having 'joined' the founder).↗ fragrantica.com

CoBe Capital acquired LOGOCOS from L'Oréal (completed 2 March 2023); carved out as independent company again↗ cobecapital.com

Nirvana Brands (UK, est. 2002 by Dilesh Mehta) acquired Lovely Distribution Company, the vehicle holding the SJP fragrance collection (May 22, 2023)↗ beautymatter.com

EQT agreed to sell Schülke to a consortium led by ATHOS, the family office of Andreas and Thomas Strüngmann (price undisclosed; Bloomberg reported about EUR 1.4 billion)↗ chemanager-online.com

Completed separation from JS Global; became independent public company↗ en.wikipedia.org

Minority investment by Unilever Ventures (first institutional financing round); not a full acquisition↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Kering acquired a 30% stake in Valentino fashion house (Mayhoola retains 70%)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Naturium skincare brand for $355 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

s.Oliver Group acquired lala Berlin↗ soliver-group.com

Functional Cosmetics Company AG fully takes over the EVERDRY brand (Vollständige Übernahme der Marke EVERDRY)↗ sweat-stop.ch

Acquired by AFK Sistema via 100% purchase of JSC Organic Rus↗ tass.com

Sold by Natura to Aurelius, a German private equity group, for £207 million (November 2023)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Berner acquired Naviter Ltd, a Finnish manufacturer of skin and hair care products (Pure=Beauty / cosmetics), expanding its own cosmetics portfolio.↗ mcfcorpfin.com

Acquired a 70% stake in Italian shoemaker Gianvito Rossi.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired out of receivership by Superga Beauty / Naturopera / Alfaparf Milano consortium↗ beautymatter.com

Russian conglomerate AFK Sistema acquired 100% of the Natura Siberica group (via JSC Organic Rus); pertains to the Russian leg of the post-2021 split, not the Estonian Eurobio Lab arm that operates Organic Shop↗ en.wikipedia.org

Divested its business operations in Russia.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Inspirit Capital (corporate carve-out from Canopy Growth)↗ inspiritcap.com

Acquired by Kao Corporation (Japanese chemical and cosmetics company)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Karo Healthcare completed the acquisition of the rights to the global OTC brand Lamisil from Haleon (announced 1 November 2023).↗ karohealthcare.com

Johnson & Johnson spun off its consumer health division as Kenvue (fully independent public company May 2023); Aveeno became a Kenvue brand.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Transferred to Kenvue via Johnson & Johnson consumer-health spinoff↗ cnbc.com

Johnson & Johnson consumer health division (including Johnson's Baby) spun off into Kenvue Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Transferred to Kenvue, Johnson & Johnson's spun-off consumer health company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Brand sits within Kenvue, the consumer-health company spun off from Johnson & Johnson (Kenvue listed on the NYSE in 2023).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Launched in-house beauty arm Kering Beaute and acquired the luxury fragrance company Creed.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal for ~A$3.7 billion / US$2.5 billion (€2.3bn); completed 30 August 2023 — L'Oréal's largest acquisition ever↗ cnn.com

Acquired by LG Household & Health Care (75% stake in parent Vivawave, 42.5 billion won / $31.5 million)↗ beautymatter.com

Sold by L'Oréal to CoBe Capital (US private equity / individual business unit acquirer)↗ cobecapital.com

Acquired by Lumene Group (Finland)↗ lumenegroup.com

Joined Masque Artistic Fragrances group (Masque srl, Pioltello, Milano, Italy) — Vol. III was the first collection released under the new aegis↗ fragrantica.com

Pomélo + Co GmbH (Mondrian Labs subsidiary) acquired all assets of Shyne Labs AG, adding the SHYNE hair-coloration brand↗ cms.law

Acquired by Orix↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired in full by Pierre Fabre Group from co-founders and Eutopia VC's Otium Consumer fund.↗ pierre-fabre.com

Berkshire Partners sold its stake to Procter & Gamble on January 12, 2023; Mielle operates as an independent P&G Beauty subsidiary↗ berkshirepartners.com

Emerged from Chapter 11 in May 2023; ~$2.7B of debt swapped for equity, with former creditors taking control as Revlon Group Holdings LLC↗ paulweiss.com

Frasers Group sold the Missguided branding rights and intellectual property to Shein on 30 October 2023; Shein operates the brand via a joint venture with Nitin Passi's firm Sumwon Studios.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquisition of Goovi, its first digitally native brand↗ sodalisgroup.com

Acquired by Soleil Collective↗ mergr.com

Acquired by Stephensons Online Ltd effective June 1, 2023↗ uk.linkedin.com

Acquired by The Beauty Tech Group, parent of CurrentBody and Tria Laser↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies for $2.8 billion enterprise value (~$2.3 billion paid net of a $250M Marcolin payment); ELC became sole owner of the brand and all IP. Zegna Group took control of the fashion business via long-term license; Marcolin continued as eyewear licensee.↗ wwd.com

Parent company Tru Fragrance & Beauty: Monogram Capital Partners (LA-based PE firm) acquired a majority stake↗ drugstorenews.com

Acquired by Unilever (announced 2023, expected to close Q1 2024); undisclosed amount↗ unilever.com

Acquired by WildeGroup (Wilde Cosmetics GmbH)↗ fyb.de

Acquired by eBrands Global Oy↗ thefinlandbusinesspress.fi

THOM (GOLDSTORY) takes 100% control↗ worthpoint.com

Acquired by Avia Pharma (Sweden) from its sole shareholder; AllergoSkin GmbH and Sachmed GmbH were acquired in the same transaction. Purchase price not disclosed. Advisers: Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (seller), Rödl & Partner (Avia Pharma). Deal report dated 29.08.2022.↗ lto.de

Acquired majority stake in Byredo; majority of Kama Ayurveda and Loto del Sur↗ puig.com

Sophie Maisant acquired Bastille (created 2020 by Marie-Hortense Varin).↗ bastilleparfums.com

Acquired ILIA Beauty↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Emma Hardie and Brodie & Stone businesses↗ potterandmooreplc.com

Acquired Childs Farm↗ pzcussons.com

Acquired C³ Group/Candoro (medical cannabis) from Canopy Growth Corporation↗ en.wikipedia.org

Ufenau Capital Partners (Switzerland) acquired a majority stake in the Dr. Niedermaier Pharma group (July 2022).↗ drniedermaier.ch

Goedelin family sold the company Interlac (brand's own history page; buyer not named there).↗ eutra.fr

Lyko AB acquired 10% minority stake in Eyracure AB.↗ view.news.eu.nasdaq.com

Acquired by L'OCCITANE Group (majority stake)↗ group.loccitane.com

USP Group / USP Zdrowie (via Luxembourg-based Medvic) agreed to acquire 75% majority stake; finalized early 2023 after UOKiK approval↗ wiadomoscikosmetyczne.pl

Majority stake acquired by Famille C (Courtin-Clarins family holding company); Clarins holds a minority stake↗ beautymatter.com

Took over the Ritalin (methylphenidate) portfolio from Novartis (distribution since 1 May 2022)↗ infectopharm.de

Axcel sells IsaDora to an investor consortium↗ axcel.com

Parent Wilde Group took over alessandro international GmbH↗ wilde-group.com

Ownership transferred to Kenvue (J&J consumer-health spin-off).↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Minority/growth investment from Quilvest Capital Partners↗ fr.wikipedia.org

Acquired by three sisters (family business)↗ lipglam.com

Lyko Group acquired 40% of Loveli Beauty AB (owner of Love'n Layer).↗ mfn.se

Acquired out of administration by Frasers Group for around £20 million on 1 June 2022; founder Nitin Passi rejoined as CEO of Missguided.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Adamantem Capital (majority strategic investor, Vintage Fund II)↗ adamantem.com.au

Waldencast Acquisition Corp. (SPAC) acquires Obagi and Milk Makeup, forming a platform with ~$1.2 billion pro forma enterprise value↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by F&F Holdings (South Korea) for $63 million.↗ vintageclothingguides.com

Acquired by Antoine de Larocque (backed by Jacques Veyrat / Impala)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Sold by Schwabe; business continued as the newly founded W. Spitzner Arzneimittelfabrik GmbH, owned by Fidelio Management.↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

St. Ives (NA & Europe) folded into Elida Beauty, a Unilever business unit formed in 2021↗ unilever.com

Ownership transferred to a consortium led by Bardin Hill Capital after Delaware court ended Tilton's control↗ glossy.co

Tommy Hilfiger beauty/fragrance license moves to Give Back Beauty after ~30 years with Estée Lauder (Lauder Aramis & Designer Fragrances division wound down; Lauder contract closes June 2023)↗ globalcosmeticsnews.com

Sold/divested by the Schwabe Group and merged/spun out; became an independent family business again.↗ de.wikipedia.org

Wella acquires eco-haircare brand Briogeo.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Sylphar International NV (owner of iWhite) acquired by Karo Pharma / Karo Healthcare for EUR 290m; completed January 2022↗ karohealthcare.com

Sold by Ascendis Health to Amka Products for R102 million↗ news24.com

Acquired by Amorepacific↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Aspirant Group (Japanese private equity)↗ avcj.com

Bansk Group acquired majority stake in amika↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Beauty Industry Group (BIG), a portfolio company backed by L Catterton and HGGC↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Beiersdorf AG (announced Dec 21, 2021; completed Feb 1, 2022; enterprise value reported ~USD 590 million)↗ beiersdorf.com

Acquired in full by CCS Skincare Brands AB (Lindgren sold her remaining ~20% stake)↗ gp.se

Acquired by Church & Dwight Co., Inc. for $630 million (5.5X the $115M trailing-12-month sales; 14X the $45M EBITDA)↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired by Cosmetics International (Croatia). Court registered 26 January 2022, effective 9 February 2022.↗ seenews.com

Acquired (majority share) by Cotril SpA (Bollate / Milan); Tecna continues as a brand within Cotril Group↗ esteticaexport.com

Parent company Cutrin Norge acquired by Storskogen (Swedish industrial group) as add-on within Health and Beauty vertical; Rune Langørgen retained as CEO.↗ storskogen.com

Acquired by Foundry Brands↗ dallasinnovates.com

Acquired by Gauge Capital (US private equity); now operates under Performance Beauty Group↗ retailbeauty.com.au

Acquired by Grenion Group from Henkel (Grenion's first acquisition, buy-&-build strategy)↗ startbase.com

Acquired by Groupe Novi (alongside organic-care brand Pur Eden).↗ groupe-novi.com

Spun off from GSK into Haleon (Haleon established 18 July 2022)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Helen of Troy for $150 million in cash (April 2022)↗ beautyindependent.com

Acquired a majority stake in Grown Alchemist (later divested in 2024)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal↗ wwd.com

Acquired a 65% stake in Los Angeles-based beauty brand The Creme Shop for ~KRW 148.5 billion ($120.2 million)↗ kedglobal.com

Acquired by Luxury Brands LLC (founded 2017 by Michael Dodo). Same portfolio includes FHI Heat, Stylus, Neo Bond, Hair Veil, Daily Beauty.↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Lyko (entire brand; purchase price not disclosed)↗ lyko.com

Sold fragrance brand Byredo to Puig.↗ manzanitacapital.com

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

MeWi Ventures (Robert Malmqvist, Gustaf Oscarson, Tommy Kullberg) acquired majority stake; Daniel Frank exited as owner↗ breakit.se

Acquired 100% by Merz Consumer Care GmbH↗ cosmetic-business.com

Orkla Health acquired 100% of the shares of Healthspan Group Limited.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Puig (Spanish conglomerate), majority stake from Manzanita Capital, May 2022; reported valuation ~€1 billion.↗ beautymatter.com

Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (June 16, 2022)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Revolution Beauty Group (out of bankruptcy) for USD 3.9 million↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Sankyo Seiko (Japanese wholesale and distribution company, Osaka), Leonard's partner in Japan for about fifty years↗ leonardparis.com

Acquired Stella Pack (Poland)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Acquired by Shiseido (Shiseido Europe S.A. acquired all outstanding shares).↗ corp.shiseido.com

Acquired by Silverwood Brands PLC (£6m initial cash consideration plus up to £4m deferred shares; Sonia Hully remained as director)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired (majority stake) by Tenth Avenue Holdings, LLC↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired Tom Ford in a deal worth $2.8 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Minority investment by Aria Growth Partners; existing backing from Unilever Ventures. Brand remains independent with minority institutional stakes.↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Waldencast Partners LP along with Obagi in a ~$1.2 billion three-way business combination↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Wella Company for an undisclosed sum (reported sales exceeding $100 million); Wella's first major purchase under KKR ownership↗ wwd.com

Acquired by THOM (with Altesse) out of receivership↗ thomgroup.com

Solingen leather-goods factory integrated into Becker Manicure GmbH & Co. KG↗ becker-solingen.com

Acquired $10M Series A investment from Ananta Capital↗ bellavitaorganic.com

Acquired by Sodalis Group from Meiyume (December 31, 2021)↗ beautymatter.com

High Ridge Brands (HRB) acquired Brut from Helen of Troy↗ businesswire.com

Healthpoint Ltd acquired by Dayes B.V. (Netherlands), generating 3.1x return for Maven investors↗ mavencp.com

Reckitt sold the international Scholl brand to Yellow Wood Partners (June 2021), reuniting the US and international businesses under one owner after 30-40+ years; deal also included Amopé, Krack and Eulactol↗ beautymatter.com

RIEMSER Pharma GmbH officially renamed ESTEVE Pharmaceuticals GmbH, the company now named as brand owner on the Dr. Storz website.↗ esteve.com

Acquired Purolite for approximately $3.7 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Bluegem Capital Partners acquired a 70% stake in Ecooking and House of Cosmetics (March 30, 2021); founder Tina Søgaard retained 30%.↗ bluegemcp.com

Fragrance and cosmetics license moved to Brands Beyond Beauty (Switzerland), effective 1 January 2021.↗ fashionunited.uk

Acquired by L Catterton (60% stake)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by MIP Holdings Ltd for £29 million; taken private after 37 years on London Stock Exchange↗ fibre2fashion.com

Groupe Rocher took 100% ownership↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired California-based professional skincare company Alastin↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired 41 Nocibé perfumeries from Douglas.↗ wwd.com

Jeep marque becomes part of Stellantis (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles + PSA Group merger)↗ en.wikipedia.org

OTB Group acquired 100% ownership↗ en.wikipedia.org

John Richmond fragrance license acquired by Italart Co. SRL↗ italartprofumi.com

Acquired Kohle-Compretten® from P&G↗ klinge-pharma.com

Kräuterpfarrer Künzle AG transferred into Tentan AG (Schaer Pharma group) as of early July 2021.↗ kp-kuenzle.ch

Acquired by Juggernaut Capital Partners (from WestView Capital Partners)↗ juggernautcap.com

Lisap acquired 75% of Parisienne Italia (aerosol pioneer, also hair and bodycare for mass retail; production site Altedo, Bologna); agreement signed 9 November 2021↗ estetica.it

Verdane became majority owner of Lumene and Cutrin↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired jointly by TDJ and Leszek Kłosiński↗ tdj.pl

Ulrich Wiethoff acquires the company as sole shareholder.↗ merkur-razors.com

Berkshire Partners invested in Mielle (growth investment, March 2021)↗ berkshirepartners.com

Aeffe S.p.A. acquired the remaining 30% stake, gaining full control of Moschino for more than 66.5 million euros↗ wwd.com

ELC increased ownership in DECIEM to ~76% (majority stake) for ~$1 billion↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Lyko Group AB (90.05% stake, SEK 10.3 million upfront, agreement dated 2021-08-02; founder Hans Algeskog remained CEO)↗ avanza.se

HSA Cosmetics 60%-acquired by Tec Beauty / The Equity Club (~EUR 30M deal). Zanzi family kept minority stake + managerial control.↗ esteticaexport.com

LVMH acquires 60% stake in Off-White (July 2021)↗ en.wikipedia.org

IPO on Nasdaq (ticker OLPX) following the Advent acquisition; valued at approximately $14 billion↗ glossy.co

Minority investment by Natura & Co via Fable Investments (terms not disclosed).↗ beautymatter.com

Philips Domestic Appliances purchased by Hillhouse Capital for $4.4 billion; renamed Versuni, continues selling small (kitchen) appliances under the Philips brand under license. Personal Health (shavers/grooming/Lumea/Sonicare) was NOT part of this divestment and remains with Royal Philips.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Sylphar acquired by Karo Pharma for EUR 290 million (completed Jan 2022)↗ karohealthcare.com

Italmobiliare acquired the entirety of the capital.↗ en.wikipedia.org

KKR acquired majority stake in Wella Company from Coty.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent Nesperta majority-acquired by Resource Partners (Polish private equity); founder Tomasz Gołębiewski continued as CEO post-transaction↗ resourcepartners.pl

Acquired by Crown Laboratories↗ wwd.com

Acquired majority stake by Blackstone Growth (BXG); Thaggard and Emery families and prior investors retained equity.↗ blackstone.com

Majority stake acquired by Mayfair Equity Partners (~GBP 70 million)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Estée Lauder takes majority control (76%)↗ retaildive.com

Acquired by Certina Holding AG (May 2021)↗ ust-germany.com

Acquired by Lyko Group AB (publ) — purchased INZO Lars Bratt AB (founded 1996) including the Waterclouds brand.↗ lyko.com

Acquired three OTC products from ADGC's portfolio in Germany↗ zentiva.de

Sold by Shiseido to Advent International; operated under Orveon Global↗ makeup-101.com

Functional Cosmetics Company AG acquires distribution rights to EVERDRY↗ sweat-stop.ch

Amorepacific acquired 38.4% stake in COSRX↗ prnewswire.com

Announced acquisition of Reebok from Adidas (closed 2022, valued at over US$2.5 billion)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Berner Oy (via purchase of Naviter Oy's full share capital)↗ berner.fi

Acquired by Berner Oy via Naviter Ltd acquisition (signed Dec 2, 2021)↗ berner.fi

Acquired by Berner Oy (via Naviter Oy acquisition, 2 December 2021)↗ berner.fi

Acquired Wild Planet Foods, a leading US producer of sustainable canned fish↗ en.wikipedia.org

Fournival Altesse acquired by Chargeurs (Chargeurs Personal Care / Healthcare Solutions); finalized April 2021↗ chargeurs.com

Acquired TheraBreath (oral-care brand) for $580 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coegin Pharma merged with / acquired Follicum AB (Sweden), acquiring the osteopontin-peptide hair-growth technology later branded Follicopeptide↗ hairlosscure2020.com

Acquired by Creightons plc for £6.3m (completed 29 July 2021)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Damier Group (Belgian PE, Yvan Vindevogel) from The Bountiful Company (KKR & Carlyle Group)↗ eubelius.com

Acquired by DesignWorks Collective (from Wild & Wolf)↗ rwkgoodman.com

Acquired women's shaving brand Billie for approximately $310 million.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Divested by Karo Pharma to Evolan Pharma AB (current owner)↗ karohealthcare.com

Distribution rights acquired by Functional Cosmetics Company AG (Muttenz, Switzerland)↗ everdry.de

Grazette of Sweden AB acquired by Lyko Group AB (publ) — 90.05% stake, 10.3 MSEK upfront plus up to 40.5 MSEK earn-out over 2.5 years↗ news.cision.com

H.S.A. Hair Styling Applications acquired by Tec Beauty SpA - The Equity Club (private investment company)↗ hsacosmetics.com

Acquired (75%) by Lisap (Lisap Laboratori Cosmetici, Milan area); agreement signed 9 November 2021; group to be headed by newly formed HQ Holding↗ estetica.it

Parent company HSA Cosmetics acquired by Tec Beauty SpA↗ hsacosmetics.com

Acquired by Harmay (Beijing Harmay Lexiang Technology)↗ beautymatter.com

Parent Herb UK acquired herbals brand Bio-Health↗ naturalnewsdesk.co.uk

Owner Interlac taken over by the SSPI group ("Übernahme durch die SSPI-Gruppe"); Traces Écrites News (May 2023) describes Interlac as belonging for two years to Swiss chemical company SSPI.↗ interlac-france.com

Acquired by JD Sports (majority stake, terms undisclosed)↗ theindustry.beauty

Acquired by KFI Spa Management AB (CEO Helena Carlsson), Stockholm, Sweden↗ kerstinflorian.se

Acquired by Karo Healthcare from Teva Pharmaceuticals (part of EUR 84m OTC portfolio deal; previously licensed to Karo from 2019)↗ karohealthcare.com

Acquired by Karo Pharma (now Karo Healthcare) from Teva Pharmaceuticals as part of a six-brand OTC portfolio (Flux, Decubal, Lactocare, Apobase, Dailycare, Fludent) for EUR 84 million.↗ karohealthcare.com

Johnson & Johnson announced it would spin off its consumer health division into a separate company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Groupe L'Occitane (83% stake, US$450M valuation)↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Inflexion (private equity) invested in parent company Pangaea Laboratories.↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by L'Oréal (December 8, 2021). Deal terms undisclosed. Integrated into L'Oréal Luxe division.↗ loreal.com

Acquired by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton for $15.8 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Verdane became majority owner of Lumene Group (parent of Cutrin) on 29 September 2021, acquiring stake from Langholm Capital Partners↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Lyko Group AB (bankruptcy-estate purchase, 11.1 million SEK)↗ lyko.com

Acquired by Mayoly (Laboratoires Mayoly Spindler)↗ mayoly.com

MARQ Labs Inc. (parent of MineTan) acquired by Mibelle Group (Switzerland, part of Migros Industrie) on 23 December 2021.↗ mibellegroup.com

ZILLI acquired by Negma Group and Futuro all'Impresa (FAI).↗ cpp-luxury.com

Operated under Walgreens Boots Alliance, spun into standalone No7 Beauty Company↗ en.wikipedia.org

Completed acquisition of Jil Sander↗ otb.net

Acquired by Advent International from Shiseido Americas; placed under new parent Orveon Global↗ stocktitan.net

Advent International acquired bareMinerals, BUXOM and Laura Mercier from Shiseido Americas and launched them under new company Orveon Global (closed December 6, 2021)↗ prnewswire.com

Acquired by Procter & Gamble↗ beautymatter.com

Kappus acquires CosSavon (Kehl) / ADA Cosmetics International GmbH in Kehl↗ kappus.com

Sold by Sanofi to STADA as part of a 16-brand consumer healthcare portfolio (trademarks, registrations and marketing rights; no manufacturing assets or employees); closing scheduled for Q3 2021↗ dcatvci.org

Divested bareMinerals, BUXOM and Laura Mercier to Advent International.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Divested personal care business to CVC.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Sodalis Group from Meiyume (Lornamead Germany + UK brands package)↗ sodalisgroup.com

Acquired by Stonewall Kitchen (York, Maine-based specialty food and home goods platform); deal announcement dated November 1, 2021; sellers Deborah and Bruce Michel.↗ privsource.com

Acquired by The Center (founded by Ben Bennett) in February 2021↗ wwd.com

Acquired Deciem Beauty Group (The Ordinary, NIOD)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Transmeri (from Norlas Oy)↗ transmerigroup.fi

Acquired by Unilever from TA Associates Management, L.P. and Bertram Capital Management, LLC (completed Aug 3, 2021; agreement signed June 14, 2021).↗ unilever.com

Spun off from L Brands as independent Victoria's Secret & Co.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Waldencast Ventures acquired a majority stake in Kjaer Weis (initial investment March 2020; majority stake announced June 2021). Founder remains second-largest stakeholder overseeing product development and creative direction; Gillian Gorman Round appointed CEO.↗ beautymatter.com

Wyatt Corporation (UNOVE/Dr.FORHAIR parent) secured $41 million investment↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Yatsen Holding Limited from Manzanita Capital (which had owned the brand for nearly 20 years and retained a minority stake)↗ beautymatter.com

Majority stake acquired by eComplete (£50m, November 2021)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired majority stake in Charlotte Tilbury↗ puig.com

Acquired Soraya and Dermika brands from Norway's Orkla Group↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Venture-capital firm Verdane acquired a stake (~62% ownership by 2025); Bianca Ingrosso retains ~12.5%↗ sv.wikipedia.org

Coty completed sale of Wella, Clairol, OPI and ghd brands stake to KKR for US$2.5 billion; brands now operate under Wella Company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Divested fragrance division (Mugler and Azzaro) to L'Oreal↗ en.wikipedia.org

BlackRock announced it would become the majority shareholder of Creed.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Culti Milano acquired Scent Company↗ mynthcapital.com

Acquired Allergopharma from Merck KGaA↗ en.wikipedia.org

ESTEVE announced (8 Jan 2020) an agreement to acquire all shares of Berlin-based Riemser from Ardian, with completion expected in Q1 2020. Riemser is the company named as marketer of Dr. Storz Aloe Vera gel in 2018 and 2020 trade press.↗ esteve.com

Acquired by Clarion Capital Partners; corporate entity rebranded from Ecoco Inc. to Estyle Corp LLC; HQ moved from Chicago to Jacksonville, FL↗ clarion-capital.com

Escada filed for insolvency again (September 2020)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Parent company Schülke & Mayr acquired in full by Swedish investor EQT (April 2020).↗ de.wikipedia.org

Brown family acquired majority stake from Beach House Group (which became minority stakeholder)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Hinds®, Eclipsol®, and Capent® brands from GSK.↗ grisi.com

Acquired by Henkel (75% majority stake in parent Invincible Brands; Capital D retained 25%)↗ businessinsider.de

Svenska Krmfabriken bought half of Hickap↗ sv.dermosil.fi

Took over the chemical-pharmaceutical production business of Paul W. Beyvers GmbH (Berlin), now a subsidiary/CMO↗ de.wikipedia.org

Permira exited to the Noda family↗ avcj.com

Acquired Physiogel from GSK (DE/AT/FR)↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Italian investment firm AF1 acquired a 55% stake in Layla Cosmetics.↗ us.fashionnetwork.com

Parent Wella Company established and divested from Coty; majority-owned by KKR since 2020 per Wikipedia.↗ wellacompany.com

KKR acquires 60% of Wella Professional Beauty (incl. Londa Professional) from Coty for $4.3bn enterprise value; Wella Company established as independent standalone entity.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Moncler acquired Italian sportswear brand Stone Island for €1.15 billion↗ en.wikipedia.org

Panzeri Diffusion (parent of No Inhibition / z.one concept) acquired by Bluegem Capital Partners through subsidiary Pool Service, forming BeautyNova group (~€130m, Italy's 3rd largest hair care group)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Minority investment by Patina Brands.↗ beautymatter.com

Parent Ales Groupe entered administration (July 2020); cosmetics division sold to holding company Impala for 13.5 million euros, haircare taken over by managers↗ en.wikipedia.org

Owned by B. Cosmétique (founded by Charles Dupont and Diane de Comte)↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Sassoon Professional included in Coty's Professional & Retail Hair business majority sale to KKR (Wella portfolio)↗ coty.com

Acquired from Air Liquide by Swedish investor EQT↗ chemanager-online.com

Ducastel's hair-care activities carved out of Alès Groupe into the newly created Enosis group (current owner); low confidence on exact date↗ fr.linkedin.com

KKR became majority owner of the Wella Company (74.1%); Coty retained a minority stake.↗ en.wikipedia.org

T. LeClerc and Innoxa purchased by Frédéric Poux from Laboratoires Visiomed.↗ wwd.com

Beauty/fragrance license transferred to Shiseido (partnership announced Aug 2019, effective Jan 2020)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Growth investment by eEquity (SEK 30 million); founder remained largest shareholder↗ eequity.se

Wella Company established and divested from Coty; operates as an independent entity majority-owned by KKR.↗ wellacompany.com

ProSiebenSat.1/NuCom sell WindStar Medical (owner of Zirkulin) to Oakley Capital (announced 22 Oct 2020; closing expected Q4 2020).↗ apotheke-adhoc.de

Coty sold a stake to KKR for $2.5 billion (Coty retained 40%)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Panzeri Diffusion (parent of milk_shake) acquired by Bluegem Capital Partners; merged into Beautynova↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired Forever 21 (with Simon Property Group)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Brooks Brothers↗ en.wikipedia.org

BAP Medical (Scarban's owner) acquires 100% of ScarPro, the Belgian producer of Scarban silicone dressings and gel.↗ bap-medical.nl

Acquired the natural cosmetics brand Stop the Water While Using Me (later discontinued in 2023)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bielenda Group S.A. from Orkla Care Poland↗ pl.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne from Orkla Care Poland / Orkla Group (Norway)↗ cosmeticsbusiness.com

Acquired by Cantabria Labs from Pierre Fabre. Pierre Fabre had owned the brand since founding in 1971 (45 years). Divestiture aligned with Pierre Fabre's strategy to focus on dermatologist-recommended brands targeting pathologic skins.↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired oral-care brand Hello Products LLC.↗ colgatepalmolive.com

Coty purchased a 20% stake in KKW Beauty for $200 million, valuing the brand at $1 billion (deal finalized 2021).↗ coty.com

Löwengrip Beauty AB acquired by Dermanordic A/S↗ mynewsdesk.com

Acquired by Edgewell Personal Care for $235 million (all-cash transaction)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired (majority stake) by Yellow Wood Partners as part of Future Beauty Labs / Future Beauty Brands, May 2020.↗ prnewswire.com

L'Oréal finalised the sale of Roger & Gallet to Impala SAS (29 June 2020).↗ loreal-finance.com

Became part of the Italmobiliare group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Karo Pharma from LEO Pharma as one of six mainly-OTC dermatology products in a 90 MEUR portfolio (signed 23 Dec 2019, completed 2 Mar 2020)↗ prnewswire.co.uk

Clarins handed over Azzaro fragrance license to L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal from Henry Thayer Co.↗ wwd.com

Asia & North America rights acquired by LG Household & Health Care (deal valued KRW192.3 billion / ~$161 million / £125 million)↗ beautymatter.com

Europe & South America rights acquired by Klinge Pharma and Aristo Pharma (Strüngmann family); Klinge covers Germany/Austria/France, Aristo covers Poland/Spain/Portugal/Italy/Ukraine (Nordic-specific holder not publicly confirmed — low confidence, secondary press)↗ deutsche-apotheker-zeitung.de

Acquired by Kendo Brands (LVMH subsidiary) when founder Kat Von D sold her shares.↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired by Impala SAS via takeover of Alès Groupe; now operated under Laboratoire Native↗ premiumbeautynews.com

Acquired by LJV Capital (Frédéric Poux) from Laboratoires Visiomed, effective 29 February 2020↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by Laboratorium Kosmetyczne Canexpol Group↗ canexpol.waw.pl

Floïd sold by Revlon to Ludovico Martelli S.p.A. (Italy).↗ whiteredgreen.com

Luxury Brand Partners invested ~$10 million to launch ONE/SIZE — three times LBP's typical brand-incubation investment. LBP retains ownership (per LBP brand-portfolio page and 2026 trade press).↗ glossy.co

Acquired by Brazilian multinational Natura &Co (announced 2019, completed January 2020)↗ en.wikipedia.org

Private-equity investment by Mandarin Capital Partners III (MCP III) in Nuova Fapam, parent of Screen↗ esteticaexport.com

Acquired by Paris Presents, Inc.↗ mergr.com

Acquired by Perrigo Poland (assets for Emolium, Iwostin, Loxon) from Nepentes Pharma / Sanofi group↗ mgr.farm

Puig (Spain) acquired majority stake in Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd at reported $1.2 billion valuation, with BDT Capital Partners taking a minority investment; founder retained significant minority stake.↗ glossy.co

Remitan GmbH (brand owner per deruba.de Impressum) listed with a control and profit-transfer agreement in favour of PharmaSGP Holding SE (register entry dated 10 Jul 2020 on Northdata).↗ northdata.com

Acquired Luksja (Poland)↗ sarantisgroup.com

Acquired by Shinsegae International, beauty division of South Korea's Shinsegae Group↗ moodiedavittreport.com

Private equity restructuring; Clessidra entered via debt-to-equity conversion (parent company Sisma)↗ clessidragroup.it

Acquisition of Natural Honey, a Spanish body-wash leader↗ sodalisgroup.com

Acquired 100% by The Hut Group (THG) from Lion Capital for $60 million in cash↗ beautymatter.com

Acquired by TSG Consumer Partners on 2020-04-01; previously operated within the Supre Tan / PBI Group / Sun Evolutions professional tanning & salon umbrella (Dallas, TX)↗ mergr.com

Brand operates as part of The Boots Group (No7 Beauty Company). Exact acquisition year not stated on source pages; ownership confirmed as current.↗ aromatherapyassociates.com

Became part of independent Wella Company (majority-owned by KKR) after separation from Coty↗ en.wikipedia.org

Coty sold its stake in Wella, Clairol, OPI and ghd to KKR for $2.5bn (retaining a 40% stake); OPI moved under the KKR-controlled Wella Company.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Transferred from Coty Professional Beauty to Wella Company via KKR's $4.3B carve-out of Coty's professional beauty division (brand was launched 2019 under Coty, became part of Wella Company portfolio in 2020)↗ wellacompany.com

Z.One Concept consolidated under Beautynova Group umbrella (Bluegem Capital Partners-backed)↗ milkshakehairpro.com