Vantage Specialty Ingredients Acquires Resources of Nature, South Plainfield, NJ

Vantage Specialty Ingredients successfully completed the acquisition of the net assets of Resources of Nature LLC (http://resourcesofnature.com/). This acquisition brings new complimentary product lines for Vantage Personal Care such as active ingredients, treated powders, dispersions, specialty pigments, emulsifiers and sensory ingredients. Resources of Nature has several unique platforms of technology as well as a trend … Read more

Johnson & Johnson acquires NeoStrata

Johnson & Johnson has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NeoStrata, a global supplier in dermocosmetics. The acquisition will include NeoStrata’s affiliates and parent company TriStrata, a privately-held company. Financial terms were not disclosed. NeoStrata, based in Princeton, N.J., has a history of innovation that includes breakthrough research in Alpha hydroxy acids, which have … Read more

Fosun acquires Ahava

China’s investment group Fosun Group and Gaon Holdings, representing the shareholders of Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, signed an agreement over the acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Ahava, a brand of Dead Sea mineral skincare in Israel for NIS290 million([1]). Under the terms of the agreement, Fosun will acquire the holdings from the existing … Read more

Evonik acquires the French biotech company Alkion Biopharma

Evonik Industries takes over the start-up Alkion Biopharma SAS, headquartered in Evry (France). Alkion specializes in the development of biotechnological active ingredients for the cosmetics industry and was founded as a spin-off of the Imperial College London in 2011. Evonik is purchasing this company to expand the portfolio of the Personal Care Business Line in … Read more

Evonik übernimmt Alkon Biopharma

   Evonik Industries  übernimmt das Start-up Alkion Biopharma SAS mit Sitz in Evry (Frankreich).  Alkion ist auf die biotechnologische Herstellung von pflanzlichen Wirkstoffen für die Kosmetikindustrie spezialisiert und wurde 2011 als Spin-off des Imperial College, London gegründet. Mit dem Kauf erweitert Evonik das Portfolio des Geschäftsgebiets Personal Care im Bereich Active Ingredients. Über den Kaufpreis … Read more

Brookfield Engineering Broadens AMETEK’s Laboratory Instrumentation Platform

AMETEK, Inc. announced that it has completed two acquisitions: Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, the world’s leading manufacturer of viscometers and rheometers, and ESP/SurgeX, a leader in energy intelligence and power protection solutions. “Brookfield Engineering and ESP/SurgeX are excellent acquisitions and strong additions to our Electronic Instruments Group. These businesses will allow us to expand our presence in … Read more

AptarGroup acquires Mega Airless

AptarGroup has signed an agreement to acquire Mega Airless, a provider of airless dispensing systems for the beauty, personal care and pharmaceutical markets. This strategic acquisition adds complementary products and market coverage to AptarGroup’s existing diversified portfolio of business. Under the terms of the agreement, AptarGroup will acquire Mega Airless for an enterprise value of … Read more

Aptar-Gruppe kauft Mega Airless

AptarGroup, Inc. plant Mega Airless zu kaufen, einen führenden Anbieter von Airless-Dipsensing-Systemen für Kosmetik und Pharma. Die Aquisition fügt dem breiten Portefolio von Aptar weiter wichtige Marktsegmente hinzu. Vereinbart wurde, dass die Aptar-Gruppe Mega Airless für €200 Millionen werwerben wird ($218 million). Der Verkauf soll zum Ende des ersten Quartals 2016 abgeschlossen sein.

Model-Gruppe erwirbt P-WELL GmbH, Altenberge, Deutschland

Die auf dem Gebiet von Verpackungslösungen aus Voll- und Wellkarton tätige Model Holding AG erwirbt über direkt von ihr gehaltene Tochtergesellschaften 100% der in Produktion und Vertrieb von Wellkarton Formaten und -Verpackungen tätigen P-WELL Unternehmensgruppe. P-WELL GmbH beschäftigt an den Standorten Berka Werra (Thüringen), Bad Bentheim (Niedersachsen), Altenberge (Nordrhein Westfalen), Ochtendung (Rheinland-Pfalz) und Elterlein (Sachsen) … Read more

Model Group acquires P-WELL GmbH, Altenberge, Germany

 Weinfelden/TG – Through its directly held subsidiary, cardboard and corrugated board packaging solutions company Model Holding AG has acquired 100% of the P-WELL Group, which specialises in the production and sale of corrugated board formats and packaging. P-WELL GmbH has branches in Berka Werra (Thuringia), Bad Bentheim (Lower Saxony), Altenberge (North Rhine-Westphalia), Ochtendung (Rhineland-Palatinate) and … Read more

neochem ― A new member of the Alantana Group

On the 23.12.2015, the president of the Alantana Group, Olten (Switzerland), Dr. Alfred Betschart and Mr. Marcus Mausberg, who to date has been the managing partner of neochem GmbH, Menden (Germany) issued/are issuing a joint statement regarding the positive conclusion of mutual talks concerning the complete takeover of neochem by the Alantana Group.

Unilever sells five hair care brands to Strength of Nature

Strength of Nature, a global company in the $700-million ethnic hair care industry, has acquired the brands Motions, Just for Me, Consort and Groom & Clean brands from Unilever.  Strength of Nature also acquired the TCB brand’s business in Africa, making the company full owner of TCB. "The Motions, Just for Me, Consort, Groom & … Read more