M&A Deal Summary

Warpaint London Acquires Retra Holdings

On November 13, 2017, Warpaint London acquired consumer products company Retra Holdings for 18M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Warpaint London’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Warpaint London’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Warpaint London’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-13
Target Retra Holdings
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Warpaint London
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 18M GBP

Target

Retra Holdings

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Retra Holdings Ltd. is a UK colour cosmetics business with a significant focus on the gifting market (51% of sales in 2016) principally for high street retailers and supermarkets including Boots, Superdrug and Asda. Retra owns three major brands: Technic, Body Collection and Man's Stuff, in addition to white label cosmetics produced for several major high street retailers including Asda and Matalan

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Buyer

Warpaint London

Iver, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Consumer Products
Employees141
Revenue 89M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Warpaint London is a colour cosmetics business, based in Iver, Buckinghamshire. It is made up of two divisions: close-out and own-brand. The second and larger own-brand division consists primarily of the Group's flagship brand, W7 - an extremely creative, design-focused cosmetic brand proposition with a focus on the 16-30 age range, delivering high-quality cosmetics at affordable prices. The W7 brand has grown organically since its inception in 2002 and now contains over 500 items which are sold into high street retailers and independent beauty shops across the UK, Europe, Australia and the US. In 2016, W7 was supplied to over 250 customers in more than 50 countries. Warpaint London was founded in 1992 and is based in Iver, the United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1