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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Olaplex Holdings, Inc. shares jumped 24% following a Bloomberg report on January 7, 2026, that Germany’s Henkel AG has submitted a takeover offer for the bond-building haircare brand.</li><li>Talks are said to be active and ongoing, with a deal potentially coming together within weeks, though no final agreement has been reached and discussions could still fall apart.</li><li>Citing unnamed sources, the Bloomberg article outlined that the two companies are engaged in negotiations without offering terms or valuation.</li></ul>

Olaplex Holdings, Inc. shares jumped 24% following a Bloomberg report on January 7, 2026, that Germany’s Henkel AG has submitted a takeover offer for the bond-building haircare brand.Talks are said to be active and ongoing, with a deal potentially coming together within weeks, though no final agreement has been reached and discussions could still fall apart.Citing unnamed sources, the Bloomberg article outlined that the two companies are engaged in negotiations without offering terms or valuation.

Olaplex Explodes 24% After Henkel Takeover Buzz—Is a Deal Imminent?

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Olaplex Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and retails hair care products such as shampoos, conditioners, oils, and smoothers. Olaplex Holdings serves customers in the United States.

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Olaplex Explodes 24% After Henkel Takeover Buzz—Is a Deal Imminent?

Olaplex Holdings, Inc. shares jumped 24% following a Bloomberg report on January 7, 2026, that Germany’s Henkel AG has submitted a takeover offer...

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