Tangle Teezer
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Tangle Teezer is a British company that manufactures
History
Tangle Teezer was founded by its inventor Shaun Pulfrey, who started his career as a hair colorist in 1978. He has worked at Pierre Alexandre, Toni&Guy, Nicky Clarke, and Richard Ward salons throughout his career.[citation needed]
In 2003, Pulfrey began to research and develop his idea for a detangling hairbrush to create the world’s first professional detangling tool.[5][6]
In 2005[citation needed] Pulfrey remortgaged his flat in Brixton, London for six months' worth of capital (£25,000) to finance the product launch.[6][7]
In May 2005 Pulfrey published I Wanna Be Blonde, a book sharing his insider hair coloring tips.[8]
Pulfrey appeared on
In 2008,
In 2011, sales hit £2.2 million, further growing to £28.6 million in March 2016, having expanded into 70 international markets.[10]
In July 2021, Pulfrey sold a majority stake in Tangle Teezer to Mayfair Equity Partners for approximately £70 million.[11]
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- ^ "Tangle Teezer: A Brush with Success". Data Plastics Injection Moulding. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Team, The Startups (11 April 2016). "Sunday Times reveals names of British businesses with fastest-growing profits". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Munbodh, Emma; Speirs, Kathleen (24 June 2021). "Tangle Teezer owner made £30m after Dragon's Den knocked back idea". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Hairdresser's brush with success". Financial Times. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-903906-58-3.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Mayfair Equity Partners backs management buy-out of Tangle Teezer". Private Equity Wire. 2 August 2021.