Gauge-backed Soleil Collective Acquires Coco & Eve

Gauge Capital Recapitalizes Loving Tan

July 5, 2023

Consumer Products

Gauge Capital has made a strategic recapitalization investment in Loving Tan, a Brisbane-based luxury sunless tan brand, and will partner with the founder and team to support global growth. As part of the transaction Gauge appointed Hilary Daly as CEO and intends to drive organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions across sunless tan, suncare, and bodycare categories.

Growve Partners With The Organic Skin Co.

September 2, 2021

Consumer Products

Growve, a St. Petersburg-based brand aggregator, announced a partnership with New Zealand-based The Organic Skin Co., expanding Growve’s portfolio to 25+ brands and marking its first move into natural and organic cosmetics. The deal is intended to help scale The Organic Skin Co.’s skincare and makeup line into the U.S. and other international markets while leveraging Growve’s in-house capabilities in marketplace management, digital marketing and distribution.

Gallery Media Group Acquires Coveteur

May 1, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Gallery Media Group (GMG), the publisher behind PureWow, has acquired fashion and beauty outlet Coveteur. The deal — GMG's first acquisition — will relaunch Coveteur under GMG's portfolio (terms undisclosed) with an emphasis on video, shopping, and social storytelling and sponsorships from Rabanne, Don Julio and Amazon.

Grove Collaborative Acquires Sundaily

June 18, 2020

Consumer Products

Grove Collaborative has acquired Sundaily, an ingestible skincare gummy brand, to expand its wellness and beauty product portfolio. Sundaily's co-founders will join Grove in advisory roles and operations will move to Grove's San Francisco headquarters.

L'OCCITANE Group Acquires Majority Stake in Sol de Janeiro

November 15, 2021

Consumer Products

The L'OCCITANE Group has acquired an 83% indirect majority stake in Sol de Janeiro, a fast-growing US-founded premium body care and lifestyle beauty brand. The strategic acquisition expands L'OCCITANE's multi-brand portfolio and aims to leverage its international footprint to accelerate Sol de Janeiro's global growth across body care, fragrance and hair care channels.

Lolë Acquires époque évolution

April 26, 2023

Retail

Lolë, the Montreal-born apparel brand, has acquired San Francisco-based sustainable womenswear label époque évolution. The founder Nancy Taylor will continue leading époque évolution while also joining Lolë as Head of Design and Creative Director, and the brands plan to expand époque évolution across Lolë retail locations, ecommerce and select boutiques in North America and Europe.