Yellow Wood Partners just announced buying the personal care company and has plans to work with the existing senior management team at Freeman Beauty to expand business in current channels as well as into new markets internationally.
The Knowlton Development Corporation has augmented its formulating and manufacturing capacity by acquiring ChemAid, which produces skin care, hair care, as well as bath and body treatments.
Cosmetics firm Markwins International has agreed a $75 million takeover bid for California-based Physicians Formula Holdings, seeing off interest from rival bids.