CORE Industrial Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in Winky Lux

CORE Industrial Partners Acquires Kelvix

April 2, 2021

Manufacturing

CORE Industrial Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Kelvix LLC, a Lake Oswego, Oregon-based designer and supplier of commercial linear LED lighting systems. The investment is CORE's first from its Fund II and is intended to accelerate Kelvix's growth by leveraging CORE's lighting industry expertise and capital to expand capabilities and customer experience.

KKR Acquires Majority Stake in Vini Cosmetics

July 15, 2021

Consumer Products

KKR has completed the purchase of a majority stake in Vini Cosmetics, a leading Indian personal care and beauty products company. Vini's co-founders retain a significant stake and will continue in board roles as KKR partners with management to expand product categories, grow e-commerce, and broaden distribution domestically and internationally.

Encore Consumer Capital Invests in LYS Beauty

April 1, 2025

Consumer Products

Encore Consumer Capital has made a significant minority equity investment in clean beauty brand LYS Beauty to fund product innovation, inventory expansion, strategic hires, and global marketing as the brand scales. Founder and CEO Tisha Thompson will retain majority ownership as LYS prepares to expand distribution, including a Sephora at Kohl's launch across 800+ stores.

Monogram Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Tru Fragrance & Beauty

April 2, 2024

Consumer Products

Monogram Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Tru Fragrance & Beauty, a Willowbrook, Illinois–based beauty brand builder. The investment will be used to accelerate Tru's growth and scale — expanding distribution in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Europe, launching new brands and licensing relationships, and pursuing complementary acquisitions.

WPP Acquires Corebiz, a Leading Latin American Ecommerce Agency

July 18, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

WPP has acquired Corebiz, a Latin American ecommerce agency specializing in VTEX implementation. Corebiz, which employs over 600 people primarily in São Paulo and Franca, Brazil, will join WPP's VMLY&R COMMERCE network to strengthen WPP's digital commerce capabilities across Latin America and globally.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Majority Growth Investment in Linnworks

September 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority-control, growth investment in Linnworks Ltd, a Chichester-based e-commerce enablement and automation software platform. Linnworks provides multichannel listings, order, inventory and shipping management and processes over $9 billion in gross merchandise value annually; Robert W. Baird acted as financial advisor to Linnworks.