Industry experts weigh in on whether private equity is worth the risk. Before Beautycounter’s billion‑dollar valuation, a partnership was forming behind the scenes that was expected to launch the company into even higher stratospheres. The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, was courting the clean beauty brand’s founder Gregg Renfrew with promises of increasing brand awareness and bolstering its […]

Youngevity International, Inc. announced that is has closed the acquisition of BeneYOU, LLC’s assets with an effective date of November 1, 2019. “We are proud to welcome the customers and distributors of Jamberry, Avisae and M.Global into our organization and we look forward to showcasing all of their exciting products to Youngevity distributors and customers […]

Direct selling companies M.Global, Jamberry and Avisae have joined together to form the newly launched BeneYOU, LLC. The move is the culmination of a series of strategic moves that have occurred throughout 2018, including M.Global’s June acquisition of assets from Jamberry, which offered beauty and skin care products, and the recent welcoming of Utah-based Avisae, a health […]

Eight years ago three sisters began brainstorming, looking for a way to recreate the cute nail wraps only available at salons. All three cost-conscious moms, Lyndsey Ekstrom, Christy Hepworth and Keri Evans, enjoyed the creative self-expression found in manicure and pedicure colors and styles. But at $60 for hands and another $60 for toes, the […]