Beauty & Wellness
Return to Consumer Areas of FocusBaird’s Beauty & Wellness team is focused on traditional beauty categories, including skincare, haircare, fragrance, color cosmetics and beauty services, as well as the entire spectrum of wellness pursuits, including categories such as VMS, ingestible beauty, menstrual health, fertility, postpartum, menopause and sexual wellness. We are a diverse team focused on thought leadership in the category and maintain longstanding relationships in the sector, from the large corporates and strategic acquirors to the up-and-coming disruptive, high-growth brands and the co-manufacturers that support their growth. We are uniquely positioned to serve companies in the Beauty & Wellness space and deliver outstanding outcomes that create value for founders, investors and employees.
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Beauty & Wellness Industry Press
Tenan share insights with Vogue Business on how beauty conglomerates should reinvigorate sales in 2025.
Jon Tenan, Managing Director in Baird’s Beauty & Wellness Investment Banking practice, recently joined Rachel Brown and Beauty Independent to discuss how skincare device brands are impacting the market for investors and overall growth.
Jon Tenan, Managing Director in Baird’s Beauty & Wellness Investment Banking practice, recently spoke with Beauty Independent on how brands should respond to the McKinsey report stating that price fueled growth is over.
Jon Tenan, Managing Director with Baird’s Global Consumer Team, recently sat down with Beauty Independent to analyze the trajectory of prestige beauty sales.
The Managing Director weighs in on high-end fragrance sales in departments stores and the future of distribution.
Baird's Beauty & Wellness team discusses 2024 trends as mass beauty retailers devote more shelf space to wellness lines.
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As M&A activity slows, investors are increasingly wary of beauty brands that shot to success through social media. Instead, those with unique products that can demonstrate true customer loyalty and have a strong balance sheet are top of the acquisition list.
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The brand has discontinued 29 products and put the brakes on five planned launches but still plans to grow revenues by 46 percent by 2027. CEO Michelle Brett explains how.
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Leibrandt discusses medspas and beauty services, including the recent boom in facials, waxing and injectables.
Majority-stake acquisitions are the latest strategy for beauty conglomerates.
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The pros and cons of beauty companies aspiring to the public markets.
