JD Sports acquires majority stake in Hairburst | National

JD Sports has entered the wonder market after buying a majority stake in premium haircare model Hairburst.

The acquisition represents JD Sports’ first transfer into the wonder market. Plans are in place to show Hairburst right into a multi-channel magnificence firm by making additional acquisitions of complementary entrepreneurial companies and leveraging Hairburst’s already robust digital presence.

Founded in 2014 by Jimmy Hill, Henry Gwilliam and Matthew Cragg, Leeds-based Hairburst produces haircare and strengthening merchandise together with shampoos, nutritional vitamins, equipment, and progress and quantity serums. 

The model has replicated success by means of its personal web site in France, Italy, US, MENA and South East Asia. It has additionally grown by means of main magnificence retailers together with Lookfantastic, Sephora, Holland & Barrett, Boots and Superdrug.

Jimmy Hill, founding father of Hairburst mentioned: “We are very excited to associate with JD for the subsequent stage of our progress. JD have already excelled in capturing the Gen Z market in the sports activities vogue business giving us many synergy alternatives. We are very proud to be the primary magnificence enterprise to associate with JD on their enterprise into the wonder business.”

Peter Cowgill, govt chairman of Bury-headquartered JD mentioned: “We are happy to have made this preliminary acquisition in the wonder sector and have been impressed by the capabilities of the administration workforce, who’ve a robust identification and reference to millennials and Gen Z shoppers.”

Hairburst was suggested by Alantra (company finance), Sedulo, Pinsent Masons (authorized), BDO (monetary diligence) and EY (Tax). JD Sports was suggested by CMS (Legal).

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