Fragrance firm Coty is offering $10bn (£6.2bn) for Avon Products.
Coty produces perfumes for celebrities including Lady Gaga, David and Victoria Beckham and Beyonce Knowles.
Avon is best known for its beauty products sold door-to-door, by women popularly known as Avon ladies.
Coty says it is not making a hostile bid, although Avon's management refuses to discuss their offer. The bid represents a 20% premium on Avon's closing share price on Friday.
Bart Becht, chairman of Coty, said: "Our objective is to engage in discussions with Avon and conduct due diligence, so that we and Avon can together determine if there is a basis for a transaction.
We believe Avon's shareholders would want their board to explore with us the benefits to shareholders of a transaction."
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