Encore Consumer Capital Invests in LYS Beauty
April 1, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- Encore Consumer Capital
- Targets
- LYS Beauty
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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