Finance

New York-based private equity firm Castle Harlan together with Branford Castle Partners have acquired Sunless, the world’s preeminent manufacturer and marketer of spray tanning equipment, [...]

Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired a 30.3% stake in cosmetics company Fancl Corp for 129 billion yen ($1.21 billion) moving further toward pivot to capitalize on the [...]

Harlem Capital Partners is a New York-based minority-owned early-stage venture capital firm founded by managing partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, alongside venture partners John [...]

As Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom enter Manhattan, retail icons Henri Bendel and Lord & Taylor have closed, and now NYC icon Barneys has filed for bankruptcy protection—again. The Pressman [...]

Singapore-based influencer commerce platform Raena has closed a $1.82 million seed funding round led by Beenext and with participation by Beenos and Strive. WHO: Founded by former Google and [...]

There is no definition of where the fragrance industry starts and ends, as it spans 25 product categories from ingredient suppliers to consumer product manufacturers and retailers. The [...]

French professional beauty brand Jean d’Estrées has been acquired by Chinese e-commerce distributor Golong. WHO: Founded in 1915, Jean D’Estrées is a niche cosmetics player that develops [...]

Herbivore, the cult-favorite prestige skincare brand, has taken its first outside investment, receiving a $15MM Series A investment led by Silas Capital with participation from Stage 1 Fund. WHO: [...]

The SaaS platform ClearForMe has secured $150,000 in seed funding and a partnership with Credo. WHO: ClearForMe is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that makes beauty product discovery [...]

Grove Collaborative, an e-commerce operation that sells natural home and personal care products, has acquired Sustain Natural. WHO: Seventh Generation founder and former CEO, Jeffrey Hollender, [...]