Personal care

Unilever faces first-ever strike over pension row

10 Dec 2011

Sweden’s SCA to buy Georgia-Pacific’s European tissue operations for $1.8 bn

10 Nov 2011

Unilever to buy Russian skincare company Concern Kalina for $694 million

15 Oct 2011

Unilever is acquiring Russian skincare company OAO Concern Kalina to expand in the Russian market

Jyothy makes open offer for Henkel India

30 Jul 2011

Godrej acquire majority stake in African hair-care firm Darling Group

01 Jun 2011

Jyothy looks to raise Rs675-Rs900 crore from PE firms: report

01 Jun 2011

Jyothy launches open offer for Henkel India buyout

09 May 2011

Jyothy Laboratories today launched its open offer for a 20-per cent additional stake in Henkel India at Rs41.2 a share

Godrej Household Products merged with Godrej Consumer Products

31 Mar 2011

Jyothy may rope in PE firms if bid for Henkel succeeds

25 Mar 2011

No more ‘Kiwi’ as Sara Lee ends deal with Godrej

24 Mar 2011

Following the leveraged buyout of Sara Lee, Godrej Household Products Ltd and Sara Lee have terminated their agreement under which Godrej used to sell Kiwi shoe care and Kiwi Kleen brands in India and Sri Lanka.

Colgate-Palmolive to buy Unilever’s Sanex brand for $940 mn

23 Mar 2011

Marico acquires ICP to enter FMCG market in Vietnam

18 Feb 2011

Reckitt Benckiser outbids rivals with Rs3,263 crore bid for Paras Pharmaceuticals

13 Dec 2010

Personal care company Helen of Troy to acquire rival Kaz Inc for $260 million

09 Dec 2010

Emami close to acquiring controlling stake in Paras Pharma for Rs3,000-cr

02 Dec 2010

Emami has emerged the front-runner leaving behind global pharma giants

Perfumier Coty Inc close to buying nail-polish maker OPI Products for $1 billion

29 Nov 2010

Advertising to propel Boroplus to Rs500 crore brand in two years: Emami

23 Nov 2010

Perfumier Coty Inc to buy Philosophy from Carlyle Group

23 Nov 2010

Unilever gets regulator conditional nod for Sara Lee’s bodycare acquisition

17 Nov 2010

Lilliput Kidswear diversifies into baby care products

28 Sep 2010

Haircare industry in India poised for growth

24 Aug 2010

Marico South African unit acquires health care brand Ingwe

13 Aug 2010

Gufic Biosciences wins trademark infringement case against American cosmetic major, Estee Lauder

12 Aug 2010

Wipro Yardley launches soap brand in India

29 Jul 2010

Dabur buys Turkish firm Hobi Kozmetik for $69 million

26 Jul 2010

The acquisition of Hobi Kozmetik is in line with Dabur's global strategy of scaling up FMCG operations