Estee Lauder to Pay $1 Billion for Most of Deciem Skin Care

  • Stake rises to 76% from 29%, with full purchase planned
  • Deciem bouncing back from founder’s death two years ago

Source: BusinessWire

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Estee Lauder Cos. agreed to pay $1 billion to boost its stake in Deciem Inc., giving the Canadian skin-care company an enterprise value of $2.2 billion as the cosmetics giant moves toward a full takeover.

Estee Lauder will raise its stake in Deciem to 76% from 29% with the deal, which it expects to close in the quarter ending June 30, the New York-based company said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday. Estee Lauder agreed to buy the rest of Deciem after three years.