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Beauty

In Beauty, Private Equity Is Hot Again

As strategic firms slow down their shopping sprees and venture capital dollars dry up, PE firms’ reputation for asset stripping is a thing of the past. Founders are now often hoping for private equity buyouts, but want to be sure there can be a true partnership.


Luxury

Golden Goose Sneakers Sold by Permira to Chinese Firm HSG

The deal values the company at slightly over $2.9 billion, Bloomberg reported.


Beauty

Pat McGrath Labs Puts Assets Up for Sale

The legendary makeup artist’s eponymous brand is undergoing ‘restructuring and recapitalisation processes’ expected to be completed in 2026.


Beauty

How Salt & Stone Made Fancy Deodorant Into a $140 Million Business

With a hero speed stick that became a top seller at both Amazon and Sephora, Salt & Stone has leveraged fragrance, design and a pricing sweet spot to ride the body-care boom — however long it lasts.


Luxury

Why Prada Moved on From Dario Vitale (and What Comes Next for Versace)

The news that Versace’s designer is exiting the brand comes two days after Prada’s acquisition of the brand, confirming months of speculation. What will Versace do next?


Sports

Opinion: Puma’s Trailing the Pack — Deal or No Deal

The key to transforming the German sportswear brand is turbocharging sales growth, and that will be a struggle, writes Andrea Felsted.


Beauty

L’Oréal Will Start Work on Potential Armani Deal ‘Very Soon’, Says CFO

Chatting with analysts, L’Oréal CFO Christophe Babule said the French group is looking at a potential investment as one of the the Italian fashion house’s preferred bidders.


Luxury

Prada CEO Sees No Further Acquisitions After Versace Closing Next Week

Andrea Guerra stated that the luxury group has no immediate plans for further acquisitions following the expected completion of the Versace takeover next week.


Luxury

Report: EssilorLuxottica Prepared to Buy 5%-10% of Armani

Eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica SA is prepared to buy a 5 percent to 10 percent stake of Giorgio Armani SpA, following the death of the fashion house’s founder, Il Sole 24 Ore reported.


Retail

Mytheresa Parent Company Reports Sales and Profit Declines

LuxExperience reported a 4 percent dip in overall sales as Yoox Net-a-Porter’s declines overshadowed Mytheresa’s continued growth.


Luxury

LVMH’s Watch Unit Takes Minority Stake in La Joux-Perret

The move deepens LVMH’s partnership with the high-end Swiss watch movement and component manufacturer.


Retail

Mytheresa Parent Company to Sell The Outnet to Investment Group

LuxExperience on Friday announced it was offloading the assets of the discount e-tailer to The O Group, six months after finalising its acquisition of Yoox-Net-a-Porter.