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Following The Acquisitions Of Medik8 And Wild, These British Brands Could Be Next
With British companies like Wild, Space NK, Medik8 and Byoma being snapped up, mergers and acquisitions in the beauty industry are looking increasingly English, and there are many brimming brands in the United...
Plantmade Changes Ownership After The British Haircare Brand Racks Up Over $2M In Debt
Crown Holdings, a company attached to investor and entrepreneur Toni Fola-Alade, has acquired Plantmade for under $40,000 after the British haircare brand fell into administration in June grappling with roughly $2.3 million in debt. According to...
“No More Shortcuts”: Stride Consumer Partners On Beauty M&A After Performance Marketing’s Peak
While some industry insiders consider the market for beauty deals closed, Stride Consumer Partners partner Steven Berg contends standout brands still stand a chance. “I don’t think the market’s ever closed for a...
Nootropic Brand Graymatter Labs Raises $1.3M Seed Round After 2000% Year-Over-Year Growth
Cognitive wellness brand Graymatter Labs has raised a $1.3 million seed round as consumer investors continue to bet on wellness. The round was led by Charlotte Tilbury...
BAM Ventures’ Shamin Walsh On The Financial Discipline Of Early-Stage Consumer Investing
For early-stage consumer brands in BAM Ventures’ portfolio, the firm often represents a pivotal milestone: their first institutional investor. It takes that position seriously, acting as a bridge between scrappy beginnings, when product-market fit is still...
Sweet Chemistry Raises $1M For Next-Gen Science-Backed Peptide Skincare
Sweet Chemistry has raised $1 million as beauty investors hunt for the next big thing in science-powered skincare and peptides. Although peptides for health and beauty are nothing new—copper peptides were...
