Who owns Duel?
Duel is owned by Lion Match Company (South Africa).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: The Lion Match Company — Our Brands, The Lion Match Company (Pty) Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Lion Match Company (Pty) Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Durban
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Deodorants, shaving & grooming › Men's grooming
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Duel
Duel by Lion For Men is the grooming range of the Lion Match Company, built on the reputation of the Lion name. It covers shaving foams and gels, disposable razors from twin-blade to four-blade, roll-on and refill deodorants with 72-hour protection in scents such as Ice Cool, Musk, Soothing Hemp and Aqua Zest, and a Bump Solution range with hemp seed oil for razor bumps and ingrown hairs.
Ownership timeline of Duel
- Current owner Lion Match Company [1] reported
Where Duel sits in Lion Match Company
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Lion Match Company ownership tree →
See the full Lion Match Company brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by Lion Match Company
Lion Match Company controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in men's grooming, and who owns them
The 15 brands in men's grooming on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Procter & Gamble, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Smart And Handsome | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| GATSBY | Mandom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Braun | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Alpecin | Dr. Wolff Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Cremo | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Gold | Hemas | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Harry's | Mammoth Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Philips OneBlade | Philips | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Lion Match Company
Lion Match Company is a privately held company headquartered in Durban, South Africa, founded in 1905. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control.
The Lion Match Company is a South African household and personal-care manufacturer incorporated on 27 March 1905 from the amalgamation of the country's remaining match businesses, with its head office in Durban. Its own site gives its ultimate holding company as FASIC Investment Corporation Ltd, founded in 1996 and owned by more than 500 individuals from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. Matches, firelighters, strikers and Lion Quality Shoe Polish are also in its brand list but have no category in this site's taxonomy, and are not listed here.
Lion Match Company: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Duel and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Duel is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Duel?
The parent company of Duel is Lion Match Company, a privately held company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Duel South African?
Yes. Duel originated in South Africa and its owner, Lion Match Company, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Duel still owned by Lion Match Company?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Duel is still owned by Lion Match Company. 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] The Lion Match Company — Our Brands — The Lion Match Company (Pty) Ltd, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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