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Hindustan Unilever Restricted (HUL) has acquired the premium actives-led magnificence model Minimalist. This marks a big step within the transformation journey of its Magnificence & Wellbeing portfolio in direction of evolving and better progress demand areas, a transfer that’s anticipated to convey substantial worth to each corporations.
In keeping with Unilever’s official assertion, HUL will purchase a 90.5% stake within the firm for 29.55 billion rupees (roughly US$342.3 million), together with debt. HUL additionally introduced that Minimalist would turn into wholly owned by them inside two years.
Rohit Jawa, CEO and Managing Director of HUL expressed his enjoyment of welcoming Minimalist into the HUL household, “This acquisition is one other key step to develop our Magnificence & Wellbeing portfolio in high-growth premium demand areas. Mohit, Rahul and the staff have created an ideal model constructed on science, product efficacy and transparency.”
Ritesh Tiwari, Govt Director of Finance and IT and CFO of HUL, mentioned, “We’re excited to companion with the Minimalist staff to unlock worth by synergies and scale the model to higher heights by leveraging our complementary capabilities.”
Minimalist: The Science of Magnificence
Based in 2020 by Mohit Yadav and Rahul Yadav, Minimalist is without doubt one of the fastest-growing digital-first manufacturers on the intersection of magnificence and actives-led science. The model is strongly rooted in delivering extremely efficacious skincare and haircare options to its customers, pushed by its mission to #HideNothing.
The model has been constructed on sturdy fundamentals and has delivered worthwhile progress since its inception. The enterprise has quickly scaled to cross an Annual Income Runrate (ARR) of INR 500 cr. in a brief span of 4 years, a testomony to the model’s profitable progress trajectory.
Minimalist will be part of the substantial portfolio of manufacturers within the firm’s Magnificence & Wellbeing division led by Harman Dhillon, Govt Director, Magnificence & Wellbeing, HUL. The present Minimalist staff led by Mohit and Rahul will proceed to function the enterprise in collaboration with HUL. The transaction is anticipated to be accomplished in Q1 of FY 2026.
Mohit Yadav and Rahul Yadav, Founders of Minimalist, mentioned: “We based Minimalist to introduce a clear Indian magnificence vary that’s trusted and cherished on a worldwide scale. We’re extremely grateful for the overwhelming help we’ve acquired in India. Now, with HUL’s sturdy offline distribution community, we sit up for making our merchandise much more accessible throughout the nation. This partnership additionally paves the best way for our enlargement into worldwide markets, serving to us realise our dream of taking Minimalist to the world.”
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