M&A Deal Summary

L Oreal Acquires Acnefree

On January 10, 2017, L Oreal acquired consumer products company Acnefree from Bausch Health

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L Oreal’s 22nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is L Oreal’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is L Oreal’s 4th transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-10
Target Acnefree
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) L Oreal
Sellers(s) Bausch Health
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Acnefree

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
Acnefree is a cosmetics company that offers acne treatment and prevention products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

L Oreal

Clichy, France
Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Consumer Products
Employees94,605
Revenue 41.2B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

L'Oréal is a global cosmetics company. With a portfolio of dozens of international, diverse and complementary brands, L’Oréal is present across all distribution networks: mass market, department stores, pharmacies and drugstores, travel retail, and branded retail. L'Oreal was founded in 1909 and is based in Clichy, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 35
Sector (Consumer Products) 22 of 27
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 10
State (New Jersey) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 15 of 18
Year (2017) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-10 CeraVe

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

CeraVe is a developer and manufacturer of skincare products including cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens and healing ointments.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-09 The Body Shop International

England, United Kingdom

The Body Shop is a British iconic brand, focusing on innovative, nature-inspired products. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick in Brighton, England, The Body Shop has expanded into a global leader in ethical and natural beauty, with the deep-rooted belief that business can be a force for good. It is now present in more than 60 countries around the world, through various distribution channels including more than 3,000 point of sales and e-commerce.

Sell €1.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bausch Health

Laval, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Sector Life Science
Employees20,270
Revenue 8.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bausch Health is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of dermatology, neurology, and branded generics. Bausch Health is based in Laval, Quebec.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector (Consumer Products) 4 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 10
State (New Jersey) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 6 of 7
Year (2017) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-10 CeraVe

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

CeraVe is a developer and manufacturer of skincare products including cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens and healing ointments.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-08 iNova Pharmaceuticals

Singapore, Singapore

iNova Pharmaceuticals is a developer and marketer of over-the-counter and prescription medicines. iNova Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1958 and is based in Singapore.

Sell $930M
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