Estée Lauder exits Puig talks, preserves firepower for selective M&A

(Corrects paragraph 10 to show Estee Lauder bought Forest Essentials in March, not last week) By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, ...

How leaks, demands and a phone call derailed Estée Lauder’s deal to create a $40B luxe giant

The merged company would have put together brands such as Tom Ford, Clinique and MAC with Carolina Herrera and Charlotte ...
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Cosmetics giant Estee Lauder sued by ‘disruptive’ beauty tech startup over theft allegations

Estee Lauder is being sued by a small tech startup, which has claimed the global cosmetics giant stole its ideas and effectively pushed it out of business. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New ...

A British lipstick queen derails Estée Lauder’s big European deal

Charlotte Tilbury sought to rework her buyout, complicating a fraught deal with Spain’s Puig.
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Leonard Lauder, billionaire heir to cosmetics empire, dies at 92

Leonard Lauder, the eldest son of cosmetics pioneers Estée and Joseph H. Lauder and the former head of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies, died on Saturday, according to an announcement by the ...