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Aurea: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Aurea is a private-equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]

Aurea is a European investment group that bought The Body Shop out of administration in 2024, after the brand had passed from its founder to L'Oréal, then to Natura &Co, then to a private equity buyer that put it into insolvency within months.

Company facts

Legal name
Aurea Group
Type
private-equity firm · see all private-equity firm owners
Headquarters
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Founded
2020
Website
www.thebodyshop.com
Last verified
· 1 sources

Aurea in numbers

Everything Aurea owns

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Everything Aurea owns Tree of 1 brands under Aurea. Aurea The Body Shop

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Aurea own?

Aurea owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including The Body Shop.

Is Aurea a British company?

Yes. Aurea is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 2020.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] The Body Shop — about us — The Body Shop International Limited, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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