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11Aug

Not so Pretty: Cosmetic Company Acquisitions Lead to Contentious Trade Secret Spat

At the end of 2019, Coty Inc. (“Coty”) expanded its brand portfolio by closing a notable $600 million deal for a majority stake in reality star Kylie Jenner’s young cosmetics company, King Kylie LLC (d/b/a Kylie Cosmetics). The purchase placed the valuation of the Kylie Cosmetics at $1.2 billion. Drama soon followed the acquisition as reports questioning Ms. Jenner’s net worth (and consequently, the value of her cosmetics empire) surfaced in May 2020, overshadowing Coty’s launch of the Kylie...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/not-so-pretty-cosmetic-company-14803/

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