HCP, with the support of its majority shareholder Baring Private Equity Asia, has reached an agreement whereby it will acquire 100% of the shares of Russian Cosmetic GmbH & Co. KG by Klaus Sindel and other shareholders and asset holders.
Rusi will provide the main HCP manufacturing platform in Europe, and its business and operational functions will be fully and seamlessly integrated into HCP. The president of Rusi will report directly to the president and CEO of the HCP Group. There will be no further managerial changes in this phase.
“HCP values Rusi's extensive experience in product categories. Therefore, the intention is to expand it by investing in a major plant expansion plan in order to better serve the regional supply objectives of our customers in Europe. In addition, with SIMP and Rusi together, HCP can offer comprehensive and highly attractive mascara packaging solutions locally, ”commented Eddy Wu, CEO of HCP. SIMP will continue to operate as an independent organization to ensure its ability to serve customers who purchase brushes from SIMP directly.
Eddy Wu, CEO of HCO, added: “With the addition of Rusi to the HCP family, we are realizing our dream of becoming the world's leading provider of solutions. packaging for mascara and, at the same time, we are getting closer to our goal of carrying out much more regional manufacturing in each of our markets ”.