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The Conglomerate Carve-Out Wave Is Restructuring the Mass-to-Premium Shelf
Iris Halberg · Funding NewsThree parallel deals are re-sorting who owns the drugstore-to-prestige bridge: Coty's strategic review of CoverGirl/Rimmel/Max Factor/Sally Hansen, Henkel's $1.4B acquisition of Olaplex at a 55% premium, and Kimberly-Clark's $48.7B Kenvue deal that lands Neutrogena and Aveeno next to Kleenex.
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Henkel Ventures Is Writing Checks for Biomaterials, Not Just Finished Hair Brands
Mariko Lin · Funding NewsHenkel Ventures co-leading Ruka's $4.5M round is less a haircare bet and more a substrate-level bet. Large strategics are increasingly paying for defensible materials science in beauty-adjacent categories.
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Ruka Hair's $4.5M Round: Henkel Ventures Is the Strategic Tell
Noor Almeida · Funding NewsLondon's Ruka Hair closed a $4.5M round co-led by Freedom Trail Capital and Henkel Ventures, bringing total funding to $10M. The strategic read is not the capital — it is which strategic committed it.
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