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May 22, 2026
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Estée Lauder-Puig merger talks collapse, shares diverge
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Estée Lauder-Puig merger talks collapse, shares diverge
MIREIA MERINO AND MARTA SERAFINKO
REUTERS
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026
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The Puig headquarters in Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain.
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Estée Lauder shares rose about 13 per cent while Puig fell roughly 14 per cent.
The scrapped merger would have created a luxury beauty group …
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