Shiseido Company

Shiseido Company, Limited is a prominent Japanese cosmetics manufacturer, established in 1872 as the first Western-style pharmacy in Japan. Over the years, it has evolved into a leading global cosmetics brand, renowned for its high-quality skincare, makeup, and fragrance products. Shiseido offers an extensive range of items, including specialized skincare lines, body care, suncare, and men's skincare. The company operates 31 brands, including its flagship brand and the luxury line Clé de Peau Beauté. With a significant market share of 9.3% in Japan's beauty and personal care sector and 7.6% in the global premium skincare market, Shiseido has a strong presence in key markets such as China, Japan, and Western countries. Its products are distributed through various retail channels, including department stores and specialty shops, and are sold in over 120 countries and regions. In addition to its core cosmetics business, Shiseido is involved in restaurant and food services, operates beauty salons, and supports professional training through its hair makeup school, SABFA.

Masahiko Uotani

President and CEO

12 past transactions

Drunk Elephant

Acquisition in 2019
Drunk Elephant Skin Care is a line that is clinical in its effectiveness and low-hazard in its composition. Our products work not only because of what's in them, but also because of what's not. We have left out all of the irritants, allergens, fillers and dyes/colorants that typically get in the way of the beneficial ingredients that we as consumers are paying for, resulting in products that deliver visible results for all skin types.

Airfree SAS

Series A in 2019
Airfree SAS specialized respectively in duty-free commerce, technology, digital and e-commerce.

Olivo Laboratories

Acquisition in 2018
Olivo Laboratories LLC is a startup advancing the dermatological field through proprietary biomaterials technology, including its pioneering XPLTM* “Second Skin” technology.

Giaran

Acquisition in 2017
Giaran, Inc. is an award winning, data driven company with leading technology in artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, to transform the consumer experience and take personalized beauty to the next level.

Airfree SAS

Seed Round in 2017
Airfree SAS specialized respectively in duty-free commerce, technology, digital and e-commerce.

JWALK

Acquisition in 2017
JWALK is a full-service agency that disrupts existing expectations by merging innovative creative with an intrinsic business expertise. Co-founded by entrepreneurs Doug Jacob, Michael Lastoria and Charlie Walk, JWALK partners with brands in the worlds of Beauty, Luxury, Fashion, Hospitality, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Health & Fitness.

MATCHCo

Acquisition in 2017
MATCHCo (California, USA), a privately-held company utilizing revolutionary technology and innovative digital tools to provide consumers with individually customized foundation at scale. Founded in 2013 by personalization and technology experts Dave Gross and Andy Howell and backed by patented technology, MATCHCo lets customers scan their unique skin tones through its mobile app and uses the data collected to individually blend a perfectly matching custom foundation for each consumer. The MATCHCo app is currently distributed through Apple’s App Store and was featured as ”Best New App” and ”Best of November” at launch in November 2015. Since then, it has also received beauty breakthrough awards from Teen Vogue, Good Housekeeping and others.

Alpha Moda Lab

Acquisition in 2017
Alpha Moda Lab puts the power of custom beauty in the palm of your hand. Their proprietary end-to-end system uses a mobile app to analyze your unique skin tone/conditions and blend custom beauty products to order in 24 hours. Alpha Moda Lab is the perfect blend of beauty and science, exclusively formulated for you.

Dricos

Seed Round in 2017
Dricos is an IT services company that expertise in healthcare automation and offesr supplement support for better health.

Gurwitch Products

Acquisition in 2016
Gurwitch Products, LLC (“Gurwitch”), a marketer of global prestige cosmetics and skincare brands. Annual net sales for Gurwitch totaled $175 million in the fiscal year ending 2015.

Bare Escentuals

Acquisition in 2010
Bare Escentuals is one of the fastest growing prestige beauty companies in the U.S. and a leader by sales and consumer awareness in mineral-based cosmetics. Bare Escentuals encouraged women to take a leap and try something so unique, so unlike anything they’ve experienced before. We started the idea that makeup could actually be considered skincare, and they got people talking. A makeup that could be good for you? The Bare Escentuals community was born.
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