Silverwood Brands buy share of Poole headquartered Lush for £216.8m

Silverwood Brands has acquired a 19.8 per cent stake in Lush Cosmetics.

The total consideration for the acquisition amounts to approximately £ 216,802,000 to be satisfied via the issue and allotment of 228,212,632 new ordinary shares to  Lush co-founder Andrew Gerrie and his wife Alison Hawksley at the price of 95p per share.

Lush is a manufacturer and seller of handmade skincare goods and cosmetic products and operates retail outlets in 48 countries with manufacturing facilities in six nations.

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According to published annual accounts of Lush filed at Companies House, in the year ended 30 June 2021, Lush's turnover was £408 million.

Paul Hodgins, Non-Executive Director of Silverwood, said: "Silverwood is a rapidly growing business, with a team of highly experienced independent directors, and we are entrepreneurs ourselves. We have great respect for the strong values and track records of both these highly entrepreneurial companies. We look forward to engaging their management to provide support and to add value where we can, and in doing so also provide strong value to our own rapidly growing shareholder group."

Application has been made for the Consideration Shares to trade on the AQSE Growth Market which is expected to be on or around  December 15, 2022.

In September 2021, Lush acquired its North American partner businesses for CAD$180 million (£143 million), plus CAD$20 million deferred consideration. This acquisition should add significantly to Lush's revenue in the coming years given the size of the opportunity of the US market.

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