Conair Corporation is an American company based in

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which sells

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s, personal care products, and

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and

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products for both

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s and

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s. It is majority-owned by private equity firm American Securities, with some minority stakes held by family members of founder

Leandro Rizzuto Leandro P. "Lee" Rizzuto (April 10, 1938 – December 3, 2017) was an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and co-founder of Conair Corporation, which was almost fully owned by him. Early life He was born in Brooklyn, the son of ...

History

Founded in 1959 in a garage in Queens, New York, Conair started out by selling hair rollers and then hair dryers. It continued to expand, and became a public company in 1972, but then went private again after a leveraged buyout in 1985. It was owned by the co-founder and chairman

until his death in 2017. Conair is one of the largest producers of hair care appliances, ranging from hair dryers and styling irons to its innovative hair curlers, Curl Secret and Miracurl Stylers. In 1995, BaByliss was acquired by the Conair Corporation. The BaByliss brand was created by the hairstylists René Lelièvre and Roger Lemoine, working in Paris in the early 1960's. Lelièvre innovated on the early curling tong, and marketed his products for professional hair stylists. The company also manufactures a wide range of home kitchen appliances under its brands Cuisinart and Waring. In 2002 Rizzuto pleaded guilty to tax evasion associated with his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Conair, and was sentenced to a prison term of 20 to 37 months. Conair acquired Cuisinart in 1989, Waring Products in 1998, and bag manufacturer Allegro in 2007. Pollenex was acquired after

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acquired Holmes in 2005, and it was rebranded as Conair Home in 2013. In 2019, Transom Capital Group announced it has acquired Conair Corporation's professional liquids division, which will be renamed to Beauty Quest Group. Pollenex machine

Brands

Representative brands by division include:

Conair Personal Care

Hair and Beauty Accessories

* Scünci *Conair *Allegro *BaByliss

Professional Products

* BaBylissPRO * Barberologyhttps://babylisspro.com/barberology * ConairPRO * Leandro Limited * ConairPRO Pet

Cuisinart

* Cuisinart * Griddler *AirFryer *Cuisinart Elite *Cuisinart Advantage *Chef's Classic *Green Gourmet

Waring Commercial Products

* Waring Commercial *XPrep *Bolt *Café Deco

Conair Hospitality

* Stay by Cuisinart * Luna by Conair

Subsidiaries

Conair sells products in over 100 countries and has offices and subsidiaries in over 12 countries including Babyliss SARL in Paris, France.

References

External links

* * {{cite web, url = http://www.hoovers.com/conair/--ID__52861--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml, title = Conair Corporation information and related industry information from Hoover's, accessdate = 2006-09-15, last = Colbert, first = Catherine, publisher = Hoover's American companies established in 1959 Home appliance manufacturers of the United States Personal care companies of the United States Companies based in Stamford, Connecticut Manufacturing companies based in Connecticut Electronics companies established in 1959 1959 establishments in New York City Privately held companies based in Connecticut