Starco Brands Acquires The AOS Group (Art of Sport)

Starco Brands Acquires Skylar

January 5, 2023

Consumer Products

Starco Brands (OTCQB: STCB) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Skylar, a clean, hypoallergenic fragrance brand founded by Cat Chen. Skylar will operate as a separate business unit led by its founder while Starco plans to scale the brand through its commercial infrastructure and retail partners (including Sephora and Nordstrom) and expand the direct-to-consumer and subscription business.

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.

Oakley-backed WindStar Acquires L.A.B. Cosmetics

September 2, 2021

Consumer Products

WindStar Medical GmbH, a portfolio company of Oakley Capital, has acquired L.A.B. Cosmetics GmbH & Co. KG, a Hamburg-based provider of clean-beauty cosmetics (brands DAYTOX and BEAUTY GLAM). The founders are reinvesting and will continue to manage L.A.B., with the deal enabling WindStar to enter the clean-beauty segment and scale the brands through WindStar's regulatory, IT and commercial resources and Oakley Capital's consumer growth expertise.

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.

The Starco Group Acquires Blue Cross Laboratories

November 14, 2019

Manufacturing

The Starco Group (TSG) has acquired Blue Cross Laboratories (BCL), a 60-year-old personal care and household chemical manufacturer based in Santa Clarita, California. The deal (price undisclosed) brings BCL's 105,000-square-foot liquid-fill manufacturing facility into TSG's portfolio while BCL will continue to operate as a stand-alone business and offer TSG's broader product portfolio to its customers.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires STAR of CA

January 6, 2020

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic, behavioral and autism services and a portfolio company of Five Arrows Capital Partners, has acquired STAR of CA, a California-based provider of home-, school- and community-based ABA and mental health services. STAR of CA will operate as a subsidiary and Doug Moes, Co‑Founder and CEO of STAR of CA, will lead The Stepping Stones Group's Autism Division while continuing to run STAR of CA. The deal expands The Stepping Stones Group's autism services footprint in California and supports its broader growth strategy.