The first quarter of 2026 offered an early signal on where beauty dealmaking is headed—and it’s not simply a return to form. Activity picked up, with the BeautyMatter Deal Index tracking 83 transactions, up 40.7% from a year earlier, and growth investments more than doubling off a weak Q1 2025.

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Beauty Deals: Investment + M&A Transactions Q1 2026

“BeautyMatter is the only one that provides full insight, not just the hard data or the numbers, but also the intelligence of understanding what the numbers mean for companies and the market. I think that is a super valuable source for the investors, for the founders, for the strategists who are trying to buy brands, to understand what it's really like, what's going to be the next thing.”
-Jorge Cosano
Founder & Managing Partner, Synchronicity Ventures

Investors: If you’re an active or interested investor in the beauty and wellness space, this report is a must-read. The detailed analysis and insight provided will help guide you toward fruitful investment decisions.

Brands and Retailers: If you are in fundraising mode or contemplating an exit and looking for a list of investors active in the space, we’ve also got you covered.

You will have access to:

• 171 pages covering deals across the beauty and wellness value chain
• BeautyMatter Q1 Index
• Easy-to-reference charts including 83 transactions, organized by category with high-level details and financial players involved
• Overview on the state of the industry for the quarter from BeautyMatter
• SEO trend report from machine intelligence platform, Spate
• Social media metrics of key brands from Dash Social
• Deal flow chart - who invested in what in Q1 with live links
• Recaps and details of 83 individual transactions
• List of angel investors active in Q1
• List of private equity and venture capital firms active in Q1 with live links

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