Kate Somerville is owned by Unilever (the United Kingdom, LSE: ULVR), which acquired the brand on 1 November 2015.[1][2] Kate Somerville was founded in 2004 in the United States and was independent until 2015.
Kate Somerville is a skin care brand created in 2004 by the aesthetician of the same name, growing out of her Los Angeles clinic and its client list. The products are positioned as clinic-strength treatments for consumer use. Unilever acquired the brand in 2015 during its push into prestige beauty.
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Unilever acquired Kate Somerville, a Los Angeles clinic-founded skincare brand, continuing a run of prestige beauty purchases made within months of each other. The price was not disclosed.
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The parent company of Kate Somerville is Unilever, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Kate Somerville originated in the United States in 2004, but it is owned today by Unilever, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Kate Somerville is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Unilever completed its acquisition of Kate Somerville on 1 November 2015, after announcing the deal on 1 November 2015.
Kate Somerville was an independent company from its founding in 2004 until Unilever acquired it in 2015.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Kate Somerville is still owned by Unilever. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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