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Funding, M&A & new brands
Beauty funding rounds, acquisitions, new brand launches and retail entries from the past two weeks. Brands that just raised, launched or landed at Sephora or Ulta are exactly the ones looking for manufacturers, packaging, ingredients and service partners.
Past two weeks 36 moves11Funding5M&A8Retail entry12New brand
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Sources: public reports from global beauty trade media, business media and Chinese industry media (indexed by Google News / Bing News). The article date is not always the deal date — check the original before quoting.
FundingGlobal Cosmetics News
L'OréalL’Oréal Raises €2 Billion Through Triple-Tranche Bond OfferingFundingBeauty Independent
Aïza Parent AmaaniAïza Parent Amaani Raises $5M To Scale The Middle Eastern Beauty Brand Across The Gulf And BeyondFundingTech in Asia
Dubai beauty company AmaaniDubai beauty company Amaani raises $5m for Saudi pushFundingindianstartupnews.com
Dubai-based AmaaniDubai-based Amaani bags $5 million as its beauty brand AÏZA posts over 9X revenue growthFundingAsia Business Outlook
Dubai Beauty Firm AmaaniDubai Beauty Firm Amaani Raises $3M to Expand AIZA Into Saudi ArabiaFundinginstagram.com
FiriBeauty discovery startup Firi has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by 360 ONE Asset, with participation from Better Capital, Kunal Shah and several founders and operators. Founded by formFundingindianstartupnews.com
MoroMaaBeauty brand MoroMaa raises Rs 1.5 crore from Aviral Bhatnagar’s AJVC to expand in IndiaFundingBeautyMatter
Half Magic BeautyDonni Davy’s Half Magic Beauty Raises Series AFundingeu.36kr.com
Zhao Lusi-Endorsed Efficacy Skincare Brand Secures New InvestmentFundingBeautyMatter
AreyHaircare Brand Arey Secures Series A InvestmentFundingBeautyMatter
Inflexion Makes Significant Minority Investment in ManicuristM&ABeautyMatter
Vyrao Acquired by Athos-Backed Platform TresalisM&ACosmetics Business
Roja LondonBritish haute perfumery house Roja London acquired by Extravaganza BeautyM&A아시아경제
亲自试用后再判断[Exclusive Interview] She’s a Key Figure in South Korean Beauty M&A Deals: “I Make Decisions Only After Trying the Products Myself”M&A财富号
445 Million in M&A Financial Maneuvers and a 53% Marketing Deadline: Proya’s Addiction to Traffic and the Crisis of Declining Growth Amid Its Reign as China’s Beauty KingM&A搜狐网
Beauty Insights | Proya Invests in Another Skincare Brand Valued at 1 Billion; The Era of Major M&A in the Domestic Beauty Industry Has ArrivedRetail entryBeautyNewsDaily
Poco BeautyPippa O’Connor’s Poco Beauty Launches in the UK at SelfridgesRetail entryCosmetics Business
Jo Malone LondonExclusive: Jo Malone London launches at Space NK to drive UK growthRetail entryBeauty Packaging
CécredBeyoncé’s Haircare Brand Cécred Debuts at Space NKRetail entryYahoo Finance UK
Shark BeautyShark Beauty Launches Limited Edition Celestial Skies Collection in Partnership with Actress and CYKLAR Founder Claudia Sulewski, Available Exclusively at SephoraRetail entryForbes
Flower KnowsFlower Knows Takes C-Beauty To Ulta Beauty Stores As Brand Turns 10Retail entryTrend Hunter
Japanese Haircare Expansions: &honeyJapanese Haircare Expansions: &honey Brings Its Moisture-Focused Routines to Ulta BeautyRetail entryPR Newswire
COSRXCOSRX Brings Its 5 Peptide Lip Collection to Ulta Beauty Stores OfflineRetail entryTheIndustry.beauty
YSL BeautéYSL Beauté launches at Space NK to widen reach in UKNew brandAOL.com
PREQUELDERMATOLOGIST-FOUNDED SKINCARE BRAND PREQUEL LAUNCHES SKIN HEALTH ADVISORY BOARDNew brandindianretailer.com
NykaaNykaa Brings Luxury Haircare Brand Oribe to India with Exclusive LaunchNew brandWWD
Celebrity Barber Victor FontanezEXCLUSIVE: Celebrity Barber Victor Fontanez Launches Men’s Grooming BrandNew brandPA Media
C-beauty Brand YOSEIDO Marks Third Year at London Fashion Week with Overseas Debut of Flagship Essence OilNew brandBelfast News Letter
Northern Ireland beauty brandNorthern Ireland beauty brand unveils Christmas advent collection, with seven products making their debutNew brandBusiness Standard
Vijay DeverakondaVijay Deverakonda Co-Launches Unhype, a Skincare Brand Focused on Effective, Science-Backed SolutionsNew brandMyJoyOnline
Sheenah NaturalsSheenah Naturals unveils Akuaba Collection at Beauty Inside Out ConferenceNew brandSouthwark News
East Dulwich mother and daughter behind The Fresh Flower Company and Forest launch new skincare brandNew brandSoGlos
Designer Bella Freud launches debut beauty range with Cheltenham brand incubator SLGNew brandIMPACT Magazine
Swiss BeautySwiss Beauty launches AWAKEN eye makeup collectionNew brandBenin Web TV
ZaronZaron launches hair care line fifteen years after its debutNew brand매일경제
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