Bajaj Consumer Care portfolio strengthens with the acquisition of Vishal Personal Care

With the acquisition of Vishal Personal Care Pvt Ltd, Bajaj Consumer Care(BCCL) will be leveraging Vishal’s extensive distribution network to deepen their penetration in South India.

Under the terms of the agreement, Bajaj Consumer Care will acquire a 100 percent stake in the company in a two-phase transaction, starting with an initial 49 percent stake, followed by the remaining 51 percent in the second tranche.

After ‘Campa’ and ‘SIL’, Reliance Consumer Products acquires 1980s shampoo brand ‘Velvette’

For Reliance Consumer Products, the acquisition of Velvette is the latest in a series of acquisitions involving "heritage" Indian brands. In 2022, the company bought the 'Campa' brand from Pure Drinks, before following it up with the acquisition of Mumbai-based SIL Foods for an undisclosed sum. The approach to these acquisitions has been studied and strategic. (Image source: Online media)

The acquisition sees RCPL take ownership of the Velvette brand from Chennai-based CNE, an old-time FMCG name that famously owned and sold shampoos in tiny sachets under the ‘Velvette’ brand back in the 1980s.