Douglas Holding: Beauty Retail M&A Challenges

Former Managing Director and Board Member, LVMH Italy.

Why is this interview interesting?

  • What are the considerations to make when purchasing a retailer following a roll-up strategy?
  • What are some of the key integration challenges to consider when acquiring and integrating retail operations?
  • What drives Sephora’s higher sales per square foot versus Douglas?
  • What is the key synergy from rolling up beauty retailers?
  • What are the exit opportunities for CVC with Douglas?
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Executive Bio

Antonio Ferreira de Almeida

Former Managing Director and Board Member, LVMH Italy.

Antonio has over 12 years experience in beauty retail after joining LVMH as General Manager of Sephora Portugal in 2008 where he had full P&L responsibility of 25 stores in the country. In 2011, he was then promoted to the board of LVMH Italy and was responsible for Sephora’s Italian division which was over 180 stores and 280m EUR turnover. During his time running Sephora Italy, Antonio carried out due diligence on Limoni which Douglas eventually purchased in 2015. Antonio left Sephora in 2015 and has worked for other leading beauty retailers in Switzerland and Alshaya in the Middle East and is now an independent consultant in the industry. Read more

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Douglas Holding: Beauty Retail M&A Challenges(October 31, 2019)

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