Deal Flow
Digital Health Company Wellkasa Acquires Supplement Brand Peak + Valley
Digital health and nutraceutical company Wellkasa has acquired supplement brand Peak + Valley for an undisclosed price. Nadine Joseph, founder of Peak + Valley, which sells $29.99 adaptogenic...
Productivity-Boosting Nicotine Alternative Sett Launches With $3.8M In Funding
Sett, a new entrant in the buzzy nicotine alternative category, has launched with $3.8 million in funding. The brand’s backers are venture capital firms Jazz Venture Partners, where Sett...
Expanding At Sephora, LYS Beauty Closes Series A Round To Support Retail And Global Growth
LYS Beauty, the clean makeup brand launched four years ago by beauty industry veteran Tisha Thompson that’s on the move at Sephora, has landed series A funding to support retail distribution, global expansion, inventory...
Megalabs Expands Portfolio With Purchase Of Skincare Brand Geologie
Supplement and pharmaceutical company Megalabs is stretching further into beauty and personal care with the purchase of Geologie. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it comes roughly a year after Megalabs acquired...
K-Beauty Brand Yepoda Secures Series B Funding, Debuts In Retail At Sephora Europe
Yepoda, the fast-growing K-Beauty brand, has landed series B funding to support retail distribution, global expansion and product development. Verlinvest, the Brussels-based evergreen investment firm established 30 years ago by...
L’Oréal Divests Pathbreaking Textured Haircare Brand Carol’s Daughter To Joe Wong And Founder Lisa Price
When L’Oréal bought Carol’s Daughter in 2014, it heralded the deal as momentous for the “premier American multicultural brand” and pioneer of the natural beauty movement. Now, L’Oréal has unwound the deal...
