July 9, 2019 – Stamford, CT – Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), a leading operations-focused middle market private equity firm, today announced it has acquired Conair Corporation’s professional liquids division. The division will be renamed as Beauty Quest Group (the “Company”). Beauty Quest Group is a leading integrated manufactuer and marketer of branded and private label […]

May 13, 2019 – Significant expansion of portfolio will advance Beiersdorf’s leading position as sun care expert / Beiersdorf delivers first major acquisition under its new C.A.R.E.+ strategy / Divestiture enables Bayer to focus on core OTC business Hamburg and Leverkusen, Germany – Beiersdorf and Bayer announced today that Beiersdorf has entered into a definitive […]

April 26, 2019 – Paris, France and Frankfurt, Germany – Laboratoire HRA Pharma SAS, a fast- growing, innovative global consumer healthcare company, and Merz, a global leader in aesthetics and neurotoxins, announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement, pursuant to which HRA Pharma will acquire the global rights to the Mederma® brand, […]

March 27, 2019 – New York, NY – Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and global growth private equity firm TA Associates today announced that they completed an acquisition of WU Holdco, Inc. (“Weiman Products”, “Weiman”, or the “Company”), a Gurnee, IL-based manufacturer and distributor of specialty cleaning products for multi-billion dollar consumer […]

March 5, 2019 – Fort Lauderdale, FL (BUSINESS WIRE) – The Legacy Companies has announced it has acquired Avanti® Products, a trusted brand and leader in the consumer appliance industry. Avanti® develops, manufacturers and markets compact appliances including refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwave ovens, wine refrigerators, ice makers, water dispensers, laundry appliances and other compact appliances. […]