Emami acquires Dermicool. Becomes No. 1 in the category.

The company has acquired the prickly heat talc brand from Reckitt. Key points to note – Consideration is Rs 432 crore to be funded entirely from the internal accruals. Emami had cash equivalents of Rs 406 crore as on September 30, 2021 and generated operating cash of Rs 922 crore in FY 21. Funding of … Read more

Nykaa’s promoters overrule institutional vote. Get special rights.

Nykaa’s promoters have successfully been able to change the Article of Association (AoA) to give themselves special powers. What are the powers? As per the previous AoA, the promoter group had the right to nominate up to 50% of the directors on the board if they held in excess of 25% of the company’s paid-up … Read more

Godrej sells Bblunt to Mamaearth. It’s a strong brand.

Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) is selling Bblunt’s consumer products and saloon business to Mamaearth. Key points to note: Acquisition is by Mamaearth’s parent Company Honasa consumer. Bblunt’s products business will be completely owned and managed by Honasa Bblunt’s saloon business will continue to operate as an independent entity GCPL held 30% of Bblunt and balance … Read more

Tata wants to go aggressive on beauty products. Execution would be the key.

“Beauty products will be a key focus for us from now on along with footwear and underwear”, Noel Tata, non-executive chairman of Trent said in an interview. Key points to note – Simone Tata, Noel Tata’s mother, had helped create Lakme in 1953 as the country’s first cosmetics brand. It was sold to Unilever’s Indian … Read more

Emami launches German skincare brand Creme 21 in India

Originally founded by Henkel in the 1970s, Creme 21 was acquired by a German businesswoman Antje J Willems Stickel in 2003, and then by Emami in January 2019. Key points to note – Emami had acquired Creme 21 for about Rs 100 crore. This is peanuts compared with what newer beauty brands are getting valued … Read more