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.

Beauty Giant Estée Lauder Already Had Thousands of Job Cuts Planned. Now, There’s More

The beauty company is making room for a merger.
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The Estée Lauder Companies & Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination

On March 23, 2026, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) and Puig confirmed they were in discussions regarding a potential business combination, but unless and until an agreement was signed ...
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Must read: The Estée Lauder Cos., Puig end merger talks, war in Iran is straining beauty indies and conglomerates

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These stocks are today’s movers: Workday, IBM, Merck, Texas Instruments, Zoom, Estee Lauder, Imax, and more

Estee Lauder ends acquisition talks with Spain’s Puig Brands and Workday’s first-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates.

Puig plunges after Estée Lauder tie-up talks terminated; European stocks open higher

European stocks opened higher on Friday as investors monitor the U.S.-Iran war and a slew of economic data.