Korean makeup or K-beauty is popular in global cosmetics markets In South Korea’s M&A landscape, beauty companies are no longer waiting to put themselves on the market. They’re being courted before they even consider it.The ongoing global craze for K-beauty is spilling over into
Artist Cushion Blush (Courtesy of Jungsaemmool Beauty) Hong Kong-based private equity firm CLSA Capital Partners Ltd. has been picked as a preferred bidder to invest 50 billion won ($36.6 million) in Jungsaemmool Beauty, a South Korean cosmetics brand founded by one of the country’s
Sulwhasoo is AmorePacific's premium cosmetics brand South Korea’s beauty industry has been reaping decent gains from traditionally strong markets such as China and the US – the world’s two largest – since early this year.Beyond traditional markets, Korean beauty brands a
Samhwa's cosmetics product containers As South Korea’s independent beauty brands continue to take the global stage by storm, investors are now looking beyond the creams and serums – to the very containers they come in.Shares in cosmetics packaging companies are surging, buoyed by th
A CJ Olive Young outlet in Seoul South Korea’s beauty industry is undergoing a major reshuffle, with new players rising to prominence while established giants face growing competition.For years, Amorepacific Corp., LG H&H Co. and Aekyung Industrial Co. have dominated the K-beauty sect
Bmonument's d'Alba brand is a fast-growing Korean beauty brand (Screenshot captured from its website) South Korea’s promising beauty and healthcare device startups are looking to go public on the domestic bourse to scale up after gaining popularity among young people in overseas mar