M&A International Inc. Cosmetics, Jewelry & Accessories Retailers M&A Outlook: 
If You Can’t Be Them, Buy Them

13 June 2012. In this industry M&A overview, M&A International Inc. retail specialists expect the high level of M&A activity of 2010 and 2011 to continue in this sector, although appropriate acquisition targets will become scarcer.

Although not entirely immune to the unprecedented economic downturn that rattled world financial markets in 2008–2009, the retail cosmetics, jewelry and accessories industry rebounded much faster than expected. This rebound continued in 2011 as sales surged both in traditional Western markets and the relatively nascent emerging economies despite widespread economic uncertainty around the world. Historically, the cosmetics, jewelry and accessories segment’s sales have closely mirrored those of their luxury segment counterparts, and therefore have been fairly resilient to overall economic woes as the industry’s core consumers generally retain their purchasing power even through a crisis. Most industry participants therefore reaffirm a positive near-term outlook, notwithstanding widespread austerity programs in many key European markets and renewed concerns over a stalling US economic recovery.

This report gives an overview and analysis of M&A activity in the sector (January 2010–March 2012), looks at key near-term M&A drivers and highlights the different M&A strategies.

M&A International Inc., with its extensive experience in the retail sector, can help investors on how to make the most of the current trends covered in this report.



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About M&A International Inc.
Established in 1985, M&A International Inc. offers the unparalleled, global resources of over 600 M&A professionals operating in every major financial center of the world. We are closely linked and together we advise our clients on acquisitions, divestitures and financing. We have closed over 1,400 transactions totaling more than US$85 billion in transaction value in the past five years.

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M&A International Inc.
Christopher Scales, Executive Director, +34 678 549 330, cps@mergers.net
Melanie Berthelot-Verhaeghe, Head of Marketing, +34 646 740 259, melanie.berthelot@mergers.net