L'Oréal
French multinational cosmetics and beauty company
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| March 2025 | L'Oréal sold hair care brand Carol's Daughter to an unnamed entrepreneur. |
| August 2024 | L'Oréal opened a state-of-the-art research and innovation center in India. |
| March 2024 | L'Oréal expanded its portfolio by acquiring a stake in a leading Korean cosmetics company. |
| February 2024 | L'Oréal signed a long-term global licensing agreement for Miu Miu luxury beauty products. |
| 2023 | L'Oréal was ranked 1st in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s Madrid Yearly Review for trademark applications, submitting 199 trademarks under the Madrid System. |
| December 2023 | L'Oréal announced acquisition of Danish research company Lactobio. |
| August 2023 | Acquisition of Aesop cosmetics brand was completed. |
| April 2023 | L'Oréal purchased Australian luxury cosmetics brand Aesop. |
| June 2 2022 | In a defamation trial, a jury found Amber Heard had defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp with malice. |
| 2021 | L'Oréal announced acquisition of the vegan skincare brand Youth to the People. |
| 2021 | L'Oréal had grown to an estimated total of 85,252 employees worldwide, showcasing its transformation from a small hair dye company to a global beauty corporation. |
| 2020 | Petitions were filed requesting L'Oreal to fire Amber Heard after a tape leaked of her admitting to hitting her ex-husband Johnny Depp. |
| 2020 | Chief Digital Officer Lubomira Rochet reported that e-commerce made up 24% of the company's turnover in the third quarter, offsetting 50% of losses from physical store closures. |
| December 2020 | L'Oréal announced acquisition of Takami Co, a Japanese premium skincare brand company. |
| January 2020 | China implemented a ban on animal testing, though authorities continued to perform tests on imported 'ordinary' cosmetics. |
| 2018 | L'Oréal Paris hired Amber Heard as a Global Ambassador and gave her a special tribute. |
| 2018 | L'Oréal acquired the beauty augmented reality company ModiFace. |
| May 2018 | L'Oréal announced a new beauty and fragrance partnership with Valentino. |
| 2017 | L'Oréal sold The Body Shop to Brazilian group Natura Cosméticos, ending its ownership of the ethical cosmetics brand. |
| 2017 | Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of L'Oréal's founder, died and left the business to her daughter, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers. |
| July 2016 | L'Oréal agreed to acquire IT Cosmetics for $1.2 billion. |
| September 2014 | L'Oréal acquired the multi-cultural brand Carol's Daughter. |
| June 2014 | L'Oréal acquired NYX Cosmetics to strengthen makeup offerings in North America. |
| February 2014 | Shiseido sold Carita and Decléor brands to L'Oréal for €227.5 million. |
| February 2014 | L'Oréal bought back 8% of its shares from Nestlé for €3.4bn, reducing Nestlé's stake from 29.4% to 23.29%. |
| November 2013 | L'Oréal announced the cessation of Le Club des Créateurs de Beauté's activities in the first half of 2014. |
| 2012 | L'Oréal inaugurated its largest factory in the Jababeka Industrial Park, Cikarang, Indonesia, with a total investment of US$100 million. |
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