Starco Brands Acquires Skylar

Starco Brands Acquires Soylent Nutrition

February 22, 2023

Food & Beverage

Starco Brands, Inc. (OTCQB: STCB) has acquired Soylent Nutrition, Inc., the plant-based complete nutrition brand, which will operate as a separate business unit led by Soylent CEO Demir Vangelov. The acquisition is intended to leverage Starco Brands' manufacturing, distribution and marketing capabilities to scale Soylent's retail and direct-to-consumer business.

Tru Fragrance & Beauty Acquires Lake & Skye

October 29, 2025

Consumer Products

Tru Fragrance & Beauty has acquired fragrance brand Lake & Skye, which it first backed with a minority investment in 2018. Tru plans to scale the US-based brand, deepen relationships with national retailers including Ulta, Nordstrom and Blue Mercury, and retain founder Courtney Somer as Chief Creative Officer and minority equity owner; Roxann Blasz will become President.

Starco Brands Acquires The AOS Group (Art of Sport)

September 12, 2022

Consumer Products

Starco Brands (OTCQB: STCB) acquired The AOS Group Inc., maker of the Art of Sport athlete-focused body and skincare brand, in an all-stock transaction that closed on September 12, 2022. The deal brings the Kobe Bryant–cofounded brand into Starco's consumer-products portfolio to leverage Starco's manufacturing, distribution and marketing capabilities and expand AOS into adjacent categories.

The Starco Group Acquires Chase Products Co.

March 24, 2021

Manufacturing

The Starco Group, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of aerosol and liquid-fill products, has acquired Chase Products Co., a Broadview, Illinois-based aerosol manufacturer founded in 1927. The acquisition adds Chase's spray paint, household cleaning, personal care and EPA-registered disinfectant and insecticide capabilities to Starco's existing manufacturing footprint to expand capacity and product offerings.

SK Capital Acquires Florachem from Carmelina Capital

May 4, 2022

Manufacturing

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners acquired Florachem Holdings, LLC from an affiliate of Carmelina Capital. Stellus Capital Management provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction. The deal positions SK Capital to grow Florachem's natural plant-based ingredients platform and support ongoing capacity and capability investments at its Jacksonville facility.

SKIMS Acquires SKKN by Kim from Kim Kardashian and Coty

March 24, 2025

Consumer Products

SKIMS has acquired SKKN by Kim by purchasing Kim Kardashian's 80% majority stake and Coty's 20% minority stake, bringing Kardashian's beauty labels under the SKIMS umbrella. The deal consolidates Kardashian's apparel, cosmetics, skincare and fragrance businesses and positions SKIMS to expand into beauty, with product launches planned beginning in 2026; terms were not disclosed.