Investors
Kearney Predicts Beauty M&A Will Increase Over The Next 2 Years
Gen Z isn’t into old brands—and beauty conglomerates into gen Z are responding. According to a new survey by management consultancy Kearney of 130 senior executives orchestrating mergers and acquisitions in the global...
Unilever Ventures And True Beauty Ventures Enter The Fragrance Category By Backing The 7 Virtues
The 7 Virtues has secured growth capital from Unilever Ventures and True Beauty Ventures. The funding round, which was led by the venture arm of Unilever, represents the first fragrance investment...
SkinSpirit Acquires Med-Spa Locations To Expand Its Reach Across The Country
The med-spa chain SkinSpirit is snapping up small aesthetic businesses with gusto as it extends its network of locations nationwide. After buying Contempo Aesthetics in Pasadena, Calif., in June, SkinSpirit has purchased...
Longtime Investment Banker Andrew Shore On What Investors Want From Emerging Brands And The State Of Beauty M&A
After 41 years on Wall Street, including 37 years orchestrating beauty and personal care deals, Andrew Shore has retired from investment banking. For the last 15 years, he’s been managing director at Moelis & Co., where he...
True Beauty Ventures And View From 32 On Why Brands Have To Be Much More Than Retail Ready To Enter Chains Today
While their domains are undoubtedly distinct, beauty retailers and beauty investors are becoming much more alike. “We’re making bets on which brands might be successful scaling,” says Rich Gersten, co-founder and managing partner of True Beauty Ventures,...
Top Knot Ventures’ Manica Blain On Why Individual Investors Are Particularly Important For Early-Stage Brands Today
After pitching 20 venture capital firms and receiving a term sheet from one, Indu, a forthcoming teenage beauty brand from Feelunique co-founders Aaron Chatterley and Richard Schiessel, ended up securing $4.8 million in funding from...
