Discover our events as well

Ten years after their separation, Avon North America and Avon International are set to be reunited under the same ownership.

Specialising in the contract manufacturing of disposable wet wipes and the filling of liquid cosmetic products, US-based Diamond Wipes has been acquired by River Associates Investments from Nolan Capital.

US private equity firm TSG Consumer, which manages nearly US$14 bn (approximately €12.3 bn) in assets and whose portfolio includes brands such as e.l.f. Cosmetics, IT Cosmetics, Pureology, Smashbox Cosmetics, PHLUR and Summer Fridays, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Saltair.

The French testing and scientific services specialist has entered into an agreement to acquire the North American group backed by Warburg Pincus.

Part of Wipro Enterprises, the Indian group Wipro Consumer Care International, which specialises in personal care and fast-moving consumer goods, is expanding its presence in the Philippines through the acquisition of S Brands Consumer Care.

The German group has entered into an agreement with Apax Funds for the sale of Centor and its global Primary Packaging Plastics business, in a transaction valued at approximately €1.5 bn.

German group Symrise has signed a put option agreement to acquire 100% of Floral Concept, the French supplier of natural fragrance ingredients based in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, near Grasse.

The Marseille-based specialist in formulation technologies and microfluidics applied to beauty is continuing its international expansion with the acquisition of KKT Labs, an independent U.S. cosmetic innovation laboratory specializing in clean beauty and biotech formulations.