
In January 2020, Natura &Co closed the acquisition of Avon Products, Inc. The investment resulted in Cerberus having an almost 17 percent stake in Avon Products. The total value of the deal was $605 million. This move was the conclusion of a deal initiated in December 2015, when Avon sold 80.1 percent of its North American Business to Cerberus for $170 million. In March 2016, Cerberus Capital Management paid $435 million in cash for preferred stock in Avon Products. While Fox Business Network reported that Avon delayed the process and Coty withdrew its offer, earlier reports said that Avon rejected the bid, stating "At the time, the board concluded, and it still believes, that Coty's indication of interest is opportunistic and not in the best interest of Avon's shareholders." offered $24.75 a share for Avon, which was nearly 20 percent above Avon's stock price at the time.

Mergers and acquisitions Īvon purchased Silpada, a direct seller of silver jewelry, in 2010 for $650 million. Ĩ8% of Avon's 2013 revenue (around $10 billion) came from overseas markets. The ban was lifted in 2001, and the company received a license for direct selling in 2006. Direct selling was outlawed in China in 1998, which forced Avon to sell only through physical stores called Beauty Boutiques. Brazil is the company's largest market, passing the United States in 2010. The Story of Perfumery and the CPC by William Scheele, published in 1924, tells the history of AvonĪvon sells products in over 100 countries. Registration was granted on August 30, 1932. First use and commercial use for Avon by the California Perfume Company was on September 1, 1929. Part of the description for goods and services provided to the USPTO included " perfumes, toilet waters, powder and rouge compacts, lipsticks", and other toiletry products. The "California Perfume Company, Inc." of New York filed its first trademark application for Avon on June 3, 1932, with the USPTO.

On October 6, 1939, the California Perfume Company changed its name to Avon Products Inc. McConnell, Henderson, and William Scheele were listed as company officials. On January 28, 1916, the California Perfume Company was incorporated in the state of New York.

On June 16, 1909, McConnell and Henderson signed an agreement of Incorporation for the California Perfume Company in the state of New Jersey. On May 3, 1909, the California Perfume Company corporate office moved to 31 Park Place, New York. In 1897 they built a laboratory in Suffern, New York. Henderson joined the company, became vice-president and treasurer, and helped shape its policies and assist in its growth.
