March 2018 Spray 45
Mergers & Acquistions
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has acquired New Zealand skincare
company Snowberry, which specializes in natural ingredients. It is
P&G’s second acquisition in three months. Snowberry will continue
to be run by its current team out of New Zealand.
Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, global
producer of continuous motion rotary machinery used by aerosol,
beverage and food can manufacturers, announced the acquisition
of Rosario Handel B.V., d/b/a Rosario Can Technology based
in Dongen, The Netherlands. Rosario is a designer, developer and
manufacturer of decorators, base coating machinery and associated
replacement parts for the production of aerosol, beverage and food
cans. Additionally, Rosario is a service provider and equipment
rebuilder focused on continually improving previously installed
can decorator machines.
Groupe Rocher has entered into an agreement to acquire Arbonne
International, the U.S.-based botanically based beauty, personal care
and nutrition products company. The deal also includes Nature’s
Gate, the personal care brand that is owned by Arbonne’s holding
company, Natural Products Group (NPG).
Shiseido Americas Corp. has acquired all of the assets of Olivo
Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based startup advancing the dermatological
field through proprietary biomaterials technology. Terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
Unilever Ventures has invested in Gallinée Ltd, a personal care
brand that focuses on the growing science of the human bacterial
ecosystem for the treatment of acne and eczema, a key beauty trend in
2018, accordind to Gallinée.
Eurofragance is entering the U.S. body care and household market by
acquiring a majority shareholding in Fragrance Design LLC, based in
Atlanta, GA. Eurofragance already operates in the North American
market through a plant and creative center in Mexico.
Business-to-business beauty event Cosmoprof North America
(CPNA) announced a special collaboration with LA Fashion Week
(LAFW), the official fashion week of Los Angeles. Participating
exhibitors in the program benefit from a collaboration that takes
products from the show floor and into the hands of tastemakers,
celebrities, influencers and media, said CPNA.
Ashland and Robertet S.A. announced they will offer new and
existing customers access to Robertet fragrances with Ashland’s
deposition and encapsulation expertise for fabric care, home cleaning
and personal care applications. The planned collaboration aims to
leverage the capabilities and experience of both companies to develop
technology to enhance the delivery, longevity and release profile of
fragrance with measurable performance rendering consumer perceivable
benefits.
Brenntag, a global chemical distributor, has signed an agreement
to acquire Comércio e Indústria Química S.A., Portugal. Quimitécnica
offers a range of chemical products, blends, logistics and