Who owns Collistar?
Collistar is owned by Bolton Group (Italy), which has owned the brand since 1993.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bolton Group — our brands, Bolton Group S.r.l. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bolton Group S.r.l. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Milan
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Milan
- Founded
- 1983
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Collistar
Collistar was founded in Milan in 1983 and built its position in Italian pharmacies and perfumeries on research-led skin care and body care, later extending into make-up and sun products. Bolton acquired it in 1993 — the group's first move into beauty — and began taking it abroad immediately afterwards. Its advertising, unusually direct for the category, is part of what made the name familiar in Italy.
Ownership timeline of Collistar
- 1993 – present Bolton Group [1] reported
Where Collistar sits in Bolton Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bolton Group
Bolton Group controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Borotalco (1878)
- Botot (1755)
- Cavaillès (1855)
- Chilly
- Neutro Roberts (1904)
Other brands in facial skin care, and who owns them
The 76 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 38 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DECENCIA | POLA ORBIS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clinique | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ANYA | Proya | 🇨🇳 China |
| COSRX | Amorepacific | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Clé de Peau Beauté | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Paula's Choice | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ALBION | KOSÉ | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| O HUI | LG H&H | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Bolton Group
Bolton Group is a privately held company headquartered in Milan, Italy, founded in 1949. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Bolton is a family-owned Italian group that began in 1949 when Joseph Nissim founded Exportex to distribute Anglo-American brands in post-war Italy, turned itself into a manufacturer in the 1960s, and took the Bolton Group name in 1978. It now sells more than sixty brands across food, home care, adhesives, personal care and beauty, and reports a turnover of €3.5 billion for 2025. Canned fish is its largest business and its route into most foreign markets: Rio Mare in Italy, Saupiquet in France, Isabel in Spain and Latin America, Wild Planet in the United States. Marina Nissim chairs the group.
Bolton Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇹 Collistar and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Collistar is not one of them.
- Chicco — Artsana 🇮🇹
- Regina — Sofidel 🇮🇹
- Serenity — Ontex 🇧🇪
- Villa Lodola — Milbon 🇯🇵
- ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona — FNM 🇮🇹
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Collistar?
The parent company of Collistar is Bolton Group, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is Collistar Italian?
Yes. Collistar originated in Italy in 1983 and its owner, Bolton Group, is also headquartered in Italy.
Since when has Bolton Group owned Collistar?
Bolton Group has owned Collistar since 1993.
Is Collistar still owned by Bolton Group?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Collistar is still owned by Bolton Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] Bolton Group — our brands — Bolton Group S.r.l., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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