PE firm Aurelius in talks to buy beauty brand The Body Shop

PE firm Aurelius in talks to buy beauty brand The Body Shop

The Body Shop logo sits on the lids of body butter moisturiser inside a Body Shop International Plc store, owned by L'Oreal SA, in London, U.K., on Thursday, April 6, 2016. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Private equity investor Aurelius Group is in talks to buy beauty products chain The Body Shop, which has been put up for sale by its Brazilian owner Natura & Co, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters.