Gunderson Dettmer represented Walker & Co. Brands, a maker of health and beauty products for people of color, in its acquisition by Procter & Gamble.

Founder and CEO Tristan Walker said in the announcement of the deal, “When I started Walker & Company Brands, I set out to build a company that would meet the health and beauty needs of people of color on a global scale. Having access to P&G’s outstanding technology, capabilities and expertise helps us to further realize that vision, giving us the power to scale and bring new products to people of color, while staying true to our mission and continuing to nurture the loyal community we’ve worked hard to build.”

The Gunderson Dettmer deal team was led by Brian Patterson along with Nic Markman, Albert Yeh, Makda Goitom, Lydia Galbreath, Michael Richman and Shawna Reeder.