Estee Lauder Eyes Tom Ford Fashion Brand: WSJ

  • Estee Lauder Companies Inc EL is in talks to acquire the fashion brand Tom Ford in a purported $3 billion deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  • If realized, the deal will become Estee Lauder's largest ever acquisition.
  • The report further noted Tom Ford has many other offers as well and thus no guarantees the two sides will reach an agreement. 
  • Tom Ford founded his eponymous brand after serving as a creative director at Gucci.
  • Estee's executive had mentioned in its third-quarter earnings call that Tom Ford is among the few brands with double-digit sales growth and has high demand in China.
  • Some of the previous acquisitions of the cosmetic company include Canadian beauty company Deciem Inc in 2021 and the Korean skin-care company Have & Be Co. in 2019. 
  • Also ReadBill Gates, Jeff Bezos Unite To 'Change The Course' Of Neurological Disorder Impacting 6.5 Million Americans
  • Price Action: EL shares are trading higher by 0.05% at $273.23 on the last check Monday.
  • Photo Via Wikimedia Commons
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
Comments
Loading...
Posted In:
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!