Mitchell Family Office Acquires Cos Bar

Mitchell Family Office Acquires American Health Partners

July 14, 2021

Healthcare Services

Mitchell Family Office (MFO), a Michigan-based family office led by Mark Mitchell, has acquired Franklin, Tennessee–based American Health Partners, making it a subsidiary. The investment will keep the current executive team in place and aims to fund strategic growth—particularly expansion of the company’s Medicare Advantage and continuum-of-care offerings across multiple states; terms were not disclosed.

The Carlyle Group Acquires Majority Stake in Beautycounter

April 13, 2021

Consumer Products

The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Beautycounter (Counter Brands, LLC), partnering with existing investor Mousse Partners to accelerate the clean-beauty brand's growth. The investment will support Beautycounter’s omni-channel expansion, increase brand awareness, and bolster its product and advocacy initiatives; the transaction values the company at $1 billion.

AS Beauty Acquires Mally Beauty

March 9, 2021

Consumer Products

AS Beauty, a New York–based beauty operator, has acquired Mally Beauty, the cosmetics brand founded by celebrity makeup artist Mally Roncal. The acquisition will expand AS Beauty’s portfolio and aims to grow Mally Beauty’s distribution and e-commerce presence across retail and televised shopping channels.

Modern Wealth Management Acquires Barber Financial Group

April 25, 2023

Wealth Management

Modern Wealth Management, an RIA backed by Crestview Partners, has acquired the assets of Barber Financial Group, Osiwala Financial Group and Financial Security. The acquisition adds offices in the Kansas City metro and Detroit, brings roughly $1.5 billion of client AUM and about 50 employees to Modern Wealth's platform as its first deal following a $200 million equity backing from Crestview.

AS Beauty Acquires Cover FX

February 3, 2022

Consumer Products

AS Beauty, a New York–based beauty company, has acquired Cover FX, the Toronto-founded cosmetics and skincare brand created by Lee Graff. The acquisition expands AS Beauty’s digital-first, direct-to-consumer portfolio (its fourth since 2019) and is expected to meaningfully grow the parent company’s size and revenue.

Blo Blow Dry Bar Acquires MYNC Beauty Inc.

October 12, 2022

Retail

Blo Blow Dry Bar, a Toronto-based blow dry bar franchisor, has acquired Canadian brow and lash specialist MYNC Beauty Inc., which operates six locations across the Greater Toronto Area. The acquisition will allow Blo to roll out a MYNC franchise system across Canada and accelerate MYNC's multi-location growth under Blo's franchising expertise.