Add-on Acquisition • Retail

L Oreal Acquires The Body Shop International

On January 1, 2006, L Oreal acquired retailer The Body Shop International

Acquisition Context

This is L Oreal’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
This is L Oreal’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Fate

The Body Shop International was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2017 for 1.0B EUR.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	January 1, 2006
Target	The Body Shop International
Sector	Retail
Buyer(s)	L Oreal
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

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.

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Buyer

L Oreal

Clichy, France

Category	Company
Founded	1909
Sector	Consumer Products
Employees	90,000
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 Context for Buyer	#
Overall	6 of 35
Sector: Retail	1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition	5 of 24
Country: United Kingdom	1 of 1
Year: 2006	1 of 1

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2003-12-21	Mininurse Shenzhen, China	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2003-12-21

Mininurse

Shenzhen, China

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2007-04-12	SalonCentric Largo, Florida, United States SalonCentric, Inc. is a wholesale salon and beauty supply distributors in the United States.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2007-04-12

SalonCentric

Largo, Florida, United States

SalonCentric, Inc. is a wholesale salon and beauty supply distributors in the United States.

Buy

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