{"id":966129,"date":"2026-05-21T16:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-estee-lauder-companies-puig-end-discussions-regarding-a-potential-business-combination\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:41:36","slug":"the-estee-lauder-companies-puig-end-discussions-regarding-a-potential-business-combination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-estee-lauder-companies-puig-end-discussions-regarding-a-potential-business-combination\/","title":{"rendered":"The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Reiterates Confidence in Its Beauty Reimagined Strategic Vision<\/i><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nOn March 23, 2026, The Est\u00e9e 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 between the companies, there could be no assurances regarding the deal or its terms.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies and Puig today announced that the parties have terminated discussions regarding a potential business combination. The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies remains fully focused on continuing to execute its Beauty Reimagined strategy, which is well underway and delivering positive results.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are grateful for the conversations we have had with Puig,\u201d said St\u00e9phane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies. \u201cToday, we are reiterating our confidence in the power of our incredible brands, our talented teams, and our strength as a standalone company. We are more optimistic than ever about our ability to unlock significant long-term value through Beauty Reimagined, and we remain focused on accelerating that progress.<\/p>\n<p>\nWe have one of the most powerful portfolios of prestige beauty brands in the world, supported by exceptional equity across categories, geographies, and consumer segments, and we believe we are uniquely positioned to drive sustainable long-term growth globally.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe momentum we are seeing across our business reinforces the strength of the path ahead. Through Beauty Reimagined and the implementation of our \u2018One ELC\u2019 operating model, we are building a faster, more agile, consumer-focused organization \u2014 one that is accelerating innovation, strengthening execution, scaling winning ideas globally, and investing behind the highest-growth opportunities across our portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>\nAt the same time, we will continue to evaluate and evolve our portfolio to ensure we have the right assets to drive the most compelling growth opportunities, including both potential acquisitions and divestitures.<\/p>\n<p>\nWe remain relentlessly focused on driving sustainable sales growth, expanding profitability, and delivering a solid double-digit adjusted operating margin over time, all while creating long-term value for stockholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThe forward-looking statements in this press release, including those in the quoted remarks and those relating to the benefits and other expectations, involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those forward-looking statements include current economic and other conditions, including volatility, in the global marketplace, actions by retailers, suppliers and consumers, competition, and those risk factors described in The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies\u2019 annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025. The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company\u2019s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Est\u00e9e Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M\u00b7A\u00b7C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\nELC-C<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260521769350r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260521769350\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260521769350\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Investor Relations:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Rainey Mancini<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:rmancini@estee.com\">rmancini@estee.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Relations:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Brendan Riley<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:briley@estee.com\">briley@estee.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America New York<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Cosmetics Retail Specialty<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260521769350\/en\/399480\/3\/elcompanieslogo655.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Reiterates Confidence in Its Beauty Reimagined Strategic Vision NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; On March 23, 2026, The Est\u00e9e 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 between the companies, there could be no assurances regarding the deal or its terms. The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies and Puig today announced that the parties have terminated discussions regarding a potential business combination. The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies remains fully focused on continuing to execute its Beauty Reimagined strategy, which is well underway and delivering positive results. \u201cWe are grateful for the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-estee-lauder-companies-puig-end-discussions-regarding-a-potential-business-combination\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-966129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-estee-lauder-companies-puig-end-discussions-regarding-a-potential-business-combination\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies &amp; Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Reiterates Confidence in Its Beauty Reimagined Strategic Vision NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; On March 23, 2026, The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Inc. 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