Dealmaker Summit 2023

There’s nothing like this event in the industry today.

— REUBEN CARRANZA
Group CEO, Amika, Ethique, Eva NYC

Meet The Participants

A look at the current landscape and evaluation of the key risk factors facing dealmakers moving into the future.
What’s driving value in the rapidly evolving and competitive haircare environment? Where are the untapped opportunities and what does the future look like?
Will this once taboo category continue to thrive and what are the real exit opportunities?
A temperature check around the realities in China and the role it should play in future valuations.
Delving into the investment theses that are driving this sector, reviewing key deals, and examining the prospects of long-term value creation in this part of the market.
Has the golden age of meteoric DTC scaling ended or is it a viable commercial strategy?
Three investment bankers develop a thesis of why and where Amazon can do better in beauty and, what they would recommend the e-commerce giant buy if it was open to acquisitions.
Sponsored by DC Advisory and Giannuzzi Lewendon.

A traditionally challenging sector for dealmakers, we zero in on the innovations that could impact its future and examine specific challenges facing investors and dealmakers in this sector.
Following a major facelift, we are unraveling the complexities in efficacy-driven products and treatments, examining their appeal to investors and determining the future direction of the market.
After stalling progress, we lay out the challenges facing BIPOC-led brands when it comes to gaining major backing and discuss how dealmakers can boost the valuations of brands focused on underserved communities.
Assessing how to filter out the "woo-woo" and find viable opportunities in this category.
Getting a deal done can be a messy and complex endeavor– so what is getting in the way of beauty transactions today? From changing labor and data privacy laws, to IP and supply chain transparency, we go over the gambit of factors that dealmakers need to be aware of and what they can do–if anything–about them.
How could AI impact beauty and what does it mean from the lens of value creation?
A deep dive into the long-term risk factors that could alter the reigning social platform’s attractiveness to brands and investors.