Featured Posts

To top
Title Image

Deal Tag

28 Nov

The H Word: What’s The Deal With Hydroquinone? –

The H Word: What’s The Deal With Hydroquinone? –
Shutterstock / Dean Drobot Through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to supply economic assistance for American employees, small businesses, and industries. It also included a provision banning the sales of over-the-counter hydroquinone.  Very similar to a Russian nesting doll, major laws passed in Washington is commonly full of smaller, less-publicized provisions. As an alternative of voting on each item individually, lawmakers can bundle multiple issues right into a single piece of laws. For a long time, dermatologists have referred to hydroquinone because the ‘gold standard’ on the subject of treating hyperpigmentation—which is more common on Black skin—including skin conditions like melasma. And studies have shown that when used under...
Continue reading
1 Jun

Karlie Kloss’ Estée Lauder Deal Goes Deep

Karlie Kloss’ Estée Lauder Deal Goes Deep
For entrepreneurial model Karlie Kloss, a job as global spokesmodel and brand ambassador for the Estée Lauder brand is “a natural fit.” “Estée was this iconic American entrepreneur and an actual trailblazer — the story is something I’ve at all times been inspired by,” Kloss, who has founded and oversees her own production company and a philanthropic initiative, told WWD in an exclusive interview the day her appointment was revealed. “There’s a whole lot of shared values between [the Estée Lauder brand] and in my brand and businesses.” This isn’t Kloss’ first beauty contract. L’Oréal Paris tapped the supermodel for a brand ambassadorship in 2014. However it’s actually her most involved beauty deal thus far. Kloss’ contract with Lauder will extend beyond standard...
Continue reading
28 Mar

OSEA Is Reportedly Exploring a Deal, Sale

OSEA Is Reportedly Exploring a Deal, Sale
One other beauty brand is hitting the market, WWD has learned. Pioneering “clean” skincare brand OSEA has reportedly tapped Raymond James because it explores deal options, in keeping with industry sources. Each OSEA and Raymond James declined to comment. Financo, now a component of Raymond James, handled OSEA’s first deal in 2021. The brand landed a minority investment from Cavu Enterprise Partners, which also holds stakes in skincare brands Nécessaire and Topicals. Sources pegged the brand’s net sales at around $100 million annually, about a fair split between retail and the brand’s website. It is on the market at Ulta Beauty, along with Nordstrom and smaller specialty retailers.  The brand is one in all a plethora hitting the M&A market, though the bulk fall under...
Continue reading
14 Mar

LVMH Lands Deal to Create Rihanna Makeup

LVMH Lands Deal to Create Rihanna Makeup
The Kendo division of LVMH Moët Hennesy Louis Vuitton has landed a take care of Rihanna, one among the hottest-selling celebrities on this planet of licensing, to do an entire makeup collection. As one veteran cosmetics executive observed, “the whole lot together with her is off the charts.” Estimates of what LVMH can have paid to make the deal run as high as $10 million. Kendo, which functions as an incubator producing products that find yourself being retailed by LVMH’s Sephora perfumery chain and other outposts, will launch a Rihanna makeup range, called Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, in the autumn of 2017. While the corporate provided no other details, David Suliteanu, chief executive officer of Kendo, was in a celebratory mood. “Fenty Beauty by...
Continue reading