Sep 2025
Women’s Wear Daily | Will Beauty M&A Continue to Gain Momentum?
Originally posted by Women’s Wear Daily on September 2, 2025.
Beauty industry leaders are optimistic about mergers and acquisitions through the end of 2025 and beyond. Director Ashleigh Barker recently shared her own positive outlook for the beauty sector with Women’s Wear Daily.
“The recent deal announcements send a really positive signal to the market [and] to all players involved in the market—from founders and management teams to private equity—that may be looking at deals but were concerned that strategics weren’t also going to show up at the table,” Ashleigh said.
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Lincoln International's Ashleigh Barker shares her outlook for the beauty sector in 2025 and beyond with Women's Wear Daily.
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