M&A Deal Summary

L Oreal Acquires Helena Rubinstein Italia

On October 15, 1988, L Oreal acquired consumer products company Helena Rubinstein Italia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L Oreal’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is L Oreal’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1988-10-15
Target Helena Rubinstein Italia
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) L Oreal
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Helena Rubinstein Italia

Milan, Italy
Helena Rubinstein Italia S.p.A. is a manufacturer of beauty care and makeup products.

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Buyer

L Oreal

Clichy, France

Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Consumer Products
Employees90,000
Revenue 43.5B EUR (2024)
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 1 of 35
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 27
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 24
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1988 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New York, New York, United States

Maybelline LLC is a manufacturer and marketer of color cosmetics, including mascaras, eye shadow and eye liner, concealers, lip colors and blushes.

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