Who owns La Prairie?
La Prairie is owned by Beiersdorf (Germany, XETRA: BEI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025, Beiersdorf AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Beiersdorf AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Hamburg
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 1978
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: BEI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About La Prairie
La Prairie is a Swiss luxury skin care house founded in 1978 at a Montreux clinic known for cell therapy, and its products are among the highest priced in the category. Beiersdorf acquired it in 1991, and it is sold mainly through department stores and travel retail in Asia.
Ownership timeline of La Prairie
- Current owner Beiersdorf [1] reported
Where La Prairie sits in Beiersdorf
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Chantecaille (1998)
- Coppertone (1944)
- Eucerin (1900)
- Labello (1909)
- Nivea (1911)
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: Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1882. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: BEI.
Beiersdorf was founded in Hamburg in 1882 by pharmacist Paul Carl Beiersdorf. Its skin care business is built around Nivea, and it is majority-controlled by the Herz family holding company maxingvest.
🇨🇭 La Prairie and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 128 brands that began in Switzerland. 35 of them (27%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, La Prairie among them.
- Pantene — Procter & Gamble 🇺🇸
- elmex — Colgate-Palmolive 🇺🇸
- ASTRO Gaming — Logitech 🇨🇭
- Afqlir — Sandoz 🇨🇭
- Aktifit — Emmi 🇨🇭
- Andermatt-Sedrun — Vail Resorts 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of La Prairie?
The parent company of La Prairie is Beiersdorf, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is La Prairie Swiss or German?
La Prairie originated in Switzerland in 1978, but it is owned today by Beiersdorf, which is headquartered in Germany. So La Prairie is a Swiss-origin brand under German ownership.
Is La Prairie still owned by Beiersdorf?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, La Prairie is still owned by Beiersdorf. 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] Annual Report 2025 — Beiersdorf AG, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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