Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire the British skincare brand REN Skincare. Created in 2000 by Antony Buck and Robert Calcraft, REN pioneered a new type of high performance skin care. REN’s combination of effectiveness, naturalness and pleasurable experience – articulated as ‘performance; purity; pleasure’ – gives the brand a distinctive market position that … Read more
Atlas Holding, the holding company of the Azelis Group has signed a binding agreement to sell the Azelis Group, a pan-European speciality chemical distributor to funds advised by Apax Partners, a global private equity firm. The relevant workers’ councils of the Company have issued a favourable opinion on the transaction, which remains subject to regulatory … Read more
Dr. Veronique Delvigne, Scientific Director bei Lancôme, erläutert das Produktkonzept hinter “Lancôme Dreamtone”.
On the back of continued investment and growth in the PET sector through its M&H UK and USA facilities, RPC has acquired PET Power. Bringing together two of the principal European players on the market, allows RPC to underpin its comprehensive program of PET narrow-mouth and wide-mouth containers for the Health, Personal Care and Food … Read more
Puig has acquired Penhaligon’s and L’Artisan Parfumeur from Fox Paine & Company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition took effect as of January 23, 2015. Penhaligon’s London, established in 1870, is a prestigious British fragrance houses. The brand with a deep heritage holds two Royal Warrants, a symbol of excellence and quality. … Read more
Clariant, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, and Beraca, a leading player in natural, sustainable and innovative ingredients, has entered into a strategic alliance which comprises the intention to acquire a 30% share of Beraca’s Division Health and Personal Care, with the possibility of major participation in the future. The transaction will be subject to … Read more
Ab Januar 2015 firmiert das in Nördlingen ansässige Unternehmen Kunststoffwerke Adolf Hopf GmbH & Co. KG unter Hopf Packaging GmbH. Das neue, aus einem Betriebsübergang heraus entstehende Unternehmen, bleibt dem Verpackungsmarkt und dem Standort Nördlingen treu. Durch neue Gesellschafterstruktur gestärkt agiert Hopf Packaging als rechtlich eigenständiger Betrieb. Nach erfolgreicher geschäftlicher Kooperation im letzten Jahr, ist … Read more
L’Oréal announces the acquisition of a start-up company that develops hair fibre optical reader technology for a long-term Research program. Through this acquisition, L’Oréal reinforces its historic leadership in hair research. Based in Tel Aviv, Coloright will continue to be managed by its CEO, Mr. Sagiv Lustig, and will from now on be part of … Read more
The Shareholders from Promens have received an irrevocable binding offer (subject to certain conditions) from RPC Group to acquire, at the Shareholders’ sole option, the entire issued share capital of Promens Group AS and its subsidiaries1 (Promens). RPC’s offer is conditional, amongst other things, on the approval of its shareholders and required approvals from the … Read more
L’Oréal and Nestlé announced the project to end the activity of their joint venture Innéov during the course of the first quarter 2015. Created in 2002, Innéov offers cosmetic nutritional supplements sold in pharmacies. The brand has not met the development expected by both partners. In 2013, Innéov achieved a turnover of 52 million euros. … Read more
The Estée Lauder Companies have acquired Rodin olio lusso, a luxury skin care brand founded by the New York stylist Linda Rodin. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Rodin olio lusso – which translates to “luxury oil,” to honor the easygoing Italian beauty aesthetic that has long inspired Ms. Rodin – … Read more
L’Oréal USA acquires Carol’s Daughter. Headquartered in New York City, Carol’s Daughter is a premier American multi-cultural beauty brand with a pioneering heritage in the natural beauty movement. Created by Lisa Price in 1993, the brand caters to a diverse, rapidly growing market and has established a loyal consumer following across the country. Following a … Read more
Estée Lauder has signed an agreement to acquire Le Labo (“The Lab”), a high-end fragrance and lifestyle brand with a French heritage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2014. Founded in 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, Le Labo provides a selective … Read more
L’Oréal has been granted a Chinese business licence for Shanghai Episkin Biotechnology. The company will market its reconstructed skin models Episkin which are essential for the validation of alternative methods to animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients. An alternative method makes it possible to evaluate the safety of products and ingredients without animal testing. … Read more
Ileos, owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and Visant Corporation, controlled by affiliates of KKR and DLJ Merchant Banking, jointly announced the closing of the transaction between Bioplan and Arcade Marketing, resulting in the formation of a new strategic venture. In this strategic venture Oaktree retains a 75% ownership interest and Visant retains … Read more
L’Oréal has signed an agreement to acquire in Brazil. Founded in 1981 by Daniel Fonseca de Jesus, Niely Cosmeticos is the largest independent hair coloration and hair care company in Brazil, one of the world’s largest hair color and hair care markets. With a net revenue of 405 million Brazilian Reals (140 million euros) in … Read more
TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) – a diversified global manufacturer of engineered and applied products – today announced that TriMas Corporation has acquired Lion Holdings Pvt. Ltd. The transaction closed July 25, 2014, at which time Lion Holdings became part of the Company’s Packaging segment. “We are pleased to add Lion Holdings to our portfolio of … Read more
Florasolvs® natural esters deliver powerful functional properties for new generation personal care and beauty innovations The HallStar Company, a Chicago-based specialty chemistry company, is pleased to announce a ytrategic expansion of its natural functional ingredients portfolio with the recent acquisition of the Florasolvs® natural esters product line of specialty ingredients from FloraTech, a globally renowned … Read more
Der im Januar 2007 gegründete Spezialitätendistributeur Neochem hat die Distribution der Produkte von Alzo International und Natural Solution für die D/A/CH-Region übernommen. Alzo International Incorporated ist ein amerikanisches Unternehmen für die Entwicklung und den Vertrieb hochwertiger funktioneller Inhaltsstoffe. Die Produktpalette des 1975 gegründeten Unternehmens umfasst Elastomere, Polyuretahne, Ester und spezielle Konditionierer für die Hautpflege, die … Read more
Givaudan has acquired 100% of the shares of Soliance SA and its subsidiaries. Soliance provides active ingredients, derived from vegetable sources, microorganisms and microalgae. Soliance currently has two sites in France, located in Pomacle and Ile Grande, and employs 96 people. Gilles Andrier, CEO of Givaudan, said: “Soliance represents Givaudan’s first acquisition since that of … Read more