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What’s driving the explosion of Australian retail acquisitions?

Inside Retail

The deal marked an enormous increase in the brand’s valuation since Brazil’s Natura & Co purchased a 65 per cent stake in Aesop for about $70 million in 2012, signalling its unparalleled standing as a category leader. But even for the top-tier brands in the market, billion-dollar retail acquisitions tend not to happen quickly.