The New York–based contract manufacturer, which reportedly furloughed its employees and went dark on customers in December, is back in action.WHO: Established in 1975 by chemist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Nikos Mouyiaris, Mana has brought together the passion, process, and people to define and lead the future of beauty. For over 50 years, Mana has developed groundbreaking formulas for some of the world’s most renowned beauty brands and globally recognized makeup artists.Founded by Mohamed Barakat, Frank Linares, and Mark Barakat, Prime Matter Labs is a leading contract manufacturer of beauty and personal care products producing skin, sun, hair, and bodycare recognized by brand leaders being best-in-class for its efficiency and formula innovation. Its chemists have developed thousands of formulations across every personal care category. The lab currently has facilities in Miami and Los Angeles.WHY: The deal gives Prime Matter, which predominantly operates in skincare, suncare, haircare, and bodycare, a foothold in makeup as well. It also expands Prime Matter's geographic footprint to New York.IN THEIR OWN WORDS: "We will be continuing to operate and batching, we hope, as early as next week," Prime Matter Labs Chief Executive Officer Aaron Paas, said. "There's a few more boxes to check there, but we've got the core folks already hired, working on that, and we're ramping up as many of the remaining former employees as the business dictates. We're continuing to grow day over day on that front.