M&A
With Eye on ‘Conversational Commerce’ ForwardPMX Acquires Headliner Labs
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company said the co-founders will stay on to launch a new…
EXCLUSIVE: Women Execs of Retail, Wall St., Silicon Valley Form ‘DealmakeHers’
The DealmakeHers community calls on an impressive list of female founders and funders, with the launch to be…
Baker McKenzie Reports Retail and Consumer Goods M&A Set to Slow in 2020
The firm's "Global Transactions Forecast" projects a decline in IPOs and the value of deals in the sector.
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Gilbert W. Harrison, founder of Financo, sees retailers in need of product knowledge that only comes with…
EXCLUSIVE: Biologique Recherche Gets New Investors
The company has brought in three European family offices and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as long-term strategic…
Tough Times Makes for Strange Bedfellows
A challenging retail landscape is forcing brands and retailers to consider nontraditional types of…
Shiseido Acquires Drunk Elephant for $845 Million
The "clean beauty" brand is expected to help strengthen the Japanese company's footprint in the global beauty…
Manzanita Capital Takes Stake in Susanne Kaufmann
It's the latest indie skin-care brand in the wellness space to catch investors' attention.
Groupe Nuxe Sells 45% Stake to Belgian Family Holding Company
A Belgian family holding company has acquired a minority share in the maker of Huile Prodigieuse.
Beauty Manufacturing M&A Heats Up With Elkem Deal
Elkem is buying a Korea-based silicones supplier.
Delta Galil To Acquire Intimates Company Bogart
The group already owns Seven For All Mankind and Splendid/Ella Moss.
Baker McKenzie Sees Focus on Personalization Driving Retail M&A in 2019
Technology is key for helping retailers understand what makes shoppers tick, according to Alyssa Auberger of…
Maison Standards to Grow With New Backers
Christine Feuchot and Bertrand Rochebillard, founders of e-commerce player Place Des Tendances, have made an…
Damiani Raises Stake in Venini to 89%
The jewelry firm already held a 60 percent stake in the glassmaker company.
Salvatore Ferragamo Shares Take a Hit
Shares on Wednesday closed down 8.4 percent after parent company Ferragamo Finanziaria SpA trimmed its stake.