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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 procurement and team...

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...

Brand Agency London Enters Administration, Seeks Buyer For Ciaté London, Lottie London And Skin Proud
Brand Agency London is trying to find a buyer for its brands Ciaté London, Lottie London and Skin Proud after entering administration. As first reported by the publication

Spa Software Company Rhodium Acquires SiO Beauty, Rootine And Solomomo
Rhodium, a data and machine learning platform for spas, has acquired three beauty and wellness companies—SiO Beauty, Rootine and Solomomo—for undisclosed prices to expand its suite of offerings to spas. The three brands...