Buyer seeking European cosmetics company

Company wanted

• Size: Small to medium size European cosmetics manufacturer
• Revenue: 5-10M EUR
• Investment amount: <5M EUR
• Location of the target company: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: strong growth in MENA markets which calls for own manufacturing for substitution of current imports from China. Key products sought include lipstick and nail polish, among others.
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Overview of this buyer seeking European cosmetics companies

The Conglomerate was started about 20 years ago and has since expanded to chemicals, real estate, packaging, pharmaceuticals, surfactants and cosmetics among others. International operations comprise not only sales offices in several MENA markets but also affiliates in that region and in Europe.

Profile (strategy) of this MENA buyer seeking European cosmetics companies

The group’s manufacturing companies have achieved leading market positions through a focus on quality and use of the most advanced equipment from Europe and Japan. The knowledge from the surfactant and chemical businesses has also been used in the pharmaceutical and OTC division, for hand soap manufacturing for instance. Further, business integration has been achieved with the plastic and laminate packaging subsidiary. Another subsidiary focuses in bulk imports of oil and fats and is a partner of well-known international suppliers in the market it serves.

Strong growth in FMCG across the MENA region has led the Holding to decide on venturing further into cosmetics manufacturing to meet the needs of several markets. But rather than build a factory from scratch a decision has been made to buy an existing cosmetics factory in Europe.

Activities and products of the ideal target cosmetics company

The cosmetics company for sale should own a manufacturing facility in Europe, preferably for lipstick and nail polish. Other product lines would be considered. A strong quality culture is highly desirable.

Existing sales channels will be used to drive strong growth of the acquired company. If brands are currently present in MENA it would be interesting.

Current revenue of 5€ -10€ million would be ideal. Target acquisition deal size could be of up to 5 million Euro. The acquisition project shall be self-funded by the company; no bank financing will be involved.

Highlights of this buyer of cosmetics companies in Europe

• The buyer is a large MENA conglomerate, with pharmaceutical, chemical, packaging and cosmetics companies
• The target company should be a cosmetics manufacturer with a strong quality culture, preferably involved in lipstick and nail polish
• The acquisition project shall be self-funded by the company; no bank financing will be involved.

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