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Retail
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Beauty
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Beauty
Vegamour Acquired by Belle Brands
The premium hair care line, known for its anti-hair-loss serums and supplements, has been acquired by the private equity-backed platform.
Vegamour Acquired by Belle Brands
The premium hair care line, known for its anti-hair-loss serums and supplements, has been acquired by the private equity-backed platform.
Beauty
Report: CVC Explores $2 Billion Sale of Dr Teal’s Parent Company
Talks for a potential sale of Arthea, formerly known as PDC Brands, are at an early stage in a busy year for personal care mergers and acquisitions.
Report: CVC Explores $2 Billion Sale of Dr Teal’s Parent Company
Talks for a potential sale of Arthea, formerly known as PDC Brands, are at an early stage in a busy year for personal care mergers and acquisitions.
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Beauty
How Body Care Became Beauty’s Most Covetable Category
With a raft of high-profile acquisitions, sponsors and strategics are looking at the segment with fresh interest. That’s making it harder to stand out, but smart brands are focussing on ownable niches.
How Body Care Became Beauty’s Most Covetable Category
With a raft of high-profile acquisitions, sponsors and strategics are looking at the segment with fresh interest. That’s making it harder to stand out, but smart brands are focussing on ownable niches.
Beauty
L Catterton Nears Acquisition of Fitness Brand Hyrox
Private equity firm L Catterton is close to buying a controlling stake in Hyrox in a deal that may value the fitness competition brand at nearly $700 million, sources told Bloomberg.
L Catterton Nears Acquisition of Fitness Brand Hyrox
Private equity firm L Catterton is close to buying a controlling stake in Hyrox in a deal that may value the fitness competition brand at nearly $700 million, sources told Bloomberg.
Beauty
Nykaa Increases Stake in Beauty Brand Earth Rhythm
The Indian beauty retailer has invested in the clean personal care brand for the third time, raising its stake by an additional 24.2 percent.
Nykaa Increases Stake in Beauty Brand Earth Rhythm
The Indian beauty retailer has invested in the clean personal care brand for the third time, raising its stake by an additional 24.2 percent.
Luxury
One Year After Founder’s Death, Armani Faces Ticking Clock
The late Giorgio Armani stipulated in his will that the sale of around 15 percent of the company should take place between 12 and 18 months after his death, followed by the disposal of a larger stake or a public listing.
One Year After Founder’s Death, Armani Faces Ticking Clock
The late Giorgio Armani stipulated in his will that the sale of around 15 percent of the company should take place between 12 and 18 months after his death, followed by the disposal of a larger stake or a public listing.
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Global Markets
Fashion Empire Azzas 2154 to Split Two Years After Failed Merger
Both companies that previously comprised one of Brazil’s largest apparel exporters will retain a stake in Farm Rio after separating.
Fashion Empire Azzas 2154 to Split Two Years After Failed Merger
Both companies that previously comprised one of Brazil’s largest apparel exporters will retain a stake in Farm Rio after separating.
Beauty
David Protein Maker Valued at $2.25 Billion in New Funding Deal
The maker of the popular low-calorie, zero-sugar David protein bars raised $250 million in a funding round that values the company at $2.25 billion — three times the valuation last year.
David Protein Maker Valued at $2.25 Billion in New Funding Deal
The maker of the popular low-calorie, zero-sugar David protein bars raised $250 million in a funding round that values the company at $2.25 billion — three times the valuation last year.
Beauty
Nestlé to Sell Vitamin Portfolio to Yellow Wood for $1 Billion
The deal includes Nature’s Bounty, Ester-C and Gard, as well as its private-label supplement business.
Nestlé to Sell Vitamin Portfolio to Yellow Wood for $1 Billion
The deal includes Nature’s Bounty, Ester-C and Gard, as well as its private-label supplement business.
Luxury
WHP and G-III Finalise $925 Million Marc Jacobs Deal
‘The basic plan is to layer on growth,’ said WHP chairman Yehuda Shmidman.
WHP and G-III Finalise $925 Million Marc Jacobs Deal
‘The basic plan is to layer on growth,’ said WHP chairman Yehuda Shmidman.
The News in Brief
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
The LVMH chairman’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, pulling him beneath Warren Buffett, Bloomberg reported.