Investment and M&A transaction comps
Beauty Brand Investment & M&A Transaction Comps
Beauty, personal care, cosmetics, skin care, hair care and related brand transactions.
45
Reviewed transactions
35
With price data
4.6x
Median EV or valuation / revenue
16.7x
Median EV or valuation / EBITDA
| Year | Transactions | Priced | Median EV or valuation / revenue | Median EV or valuation / EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 3.8x | 13.5x |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3.8x | 10.6x |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 4.2x | 22.0x |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 4.9x | 21.4x |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | 4.7x | 15.3x |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 5.7x | 13.3x |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 7.5x | - |
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Beauty transaction table
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Acquisition EV, USD
USD 12B
Investment EV, USD
USD 80.0M
Median EV / revenue
4.8x
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Values are 100% enterprise values. Multiples divide EV by full-company revenue or EBITDA. Reported prices are assumed to be EV; explicit partial-stake prices are grossed up as estimates. Amounts paid are tracked separately.
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| Vegamour Minority | 2021-04-13 | General Atlantic | USD 80.0M Investment Amount | 80 | 3.0x | 15.0x | - | Confirmed 1 source | ||
| Go-To Skincare Control (50%) | 2021-03-01 | BWX | AUD 177M Enterprise Value | 137 | 4.8x | 14.9x | Australia | Estimated 3 sources | ||
| DECIEM Beauty Group Inc. Control (48%) | 2021-02-23 | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | USD 2.2B Enterprise Value | 2,200 | 4.8x | - | Canada | Confirmed 5 sources | ||
| Every Man Jack Control | 2020-12-01 | The Carlyle Group | Undisclosed Undisclosed | Undisclosed | - | - | United States | Confirmed 1 source | ||
| Cremo Control | 2020-08-04 | Edgewell Personal Care | USD 235M Consideration | 235 | 4.1x | - | US | Confirmed 1 source | ||
| Thayers Natural Remedies Control | 2020-06-18 | L'Oréal | USD 400M Rumored Value | 400 | 7.3x | 13.3x | - | Estimated 1 source | ||
| Charlotte Tilbury Control (73%) | 2020-06-04 | Puig | EUR 1.5B Enterprise Value | 1,713 | - | - | United Kingdom | Confirmed 5 sources | ||
| King Kylie, LLC (Kylie beauty business) Control (51%) | 2019-11-18 | Coty Inc. | USD 1.2B Enterprise Value | 1,176 | 6.7x | - | United States | Confirmed 3 sources | ||
| Drunk Elephant Holdings, LLC Control | 2019-10-08 | Shiseido Americas Corporation | USD 845M Enterprise Value | 845 | - | - | United States | Confirmed 4 sources | ||
| Filorga Control | 2019-07-11 | Colgate-Palmolive | EUR 1.5B Equity Purchase Price | 1,690 | 8.3x | - | France | Confirmed 4 sources | ||
| Ci:z Holdings Co., Ltd. Control | 2018-10-23 | Johnson & Johnson | USD 2.1B | 2,100 | 4.5x | 22.0x | Japan | Confirmed 1 source | ||
| Native Deodorant Control | 2017-11-15 | Procter & Gamble | USD 100M Enterprise Value | 100 | - | - | United States | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| Viviscal Control | 2017-01-20 | Church & Dwight | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 3.6x | 17.8x | - | Confirmed 1 source | ||
| Too Faced Control (100%) | 2016-11-14 | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | USD 1.4B Enterprise Value | 1,450 | - | - | United States | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| M·A·C Control | - | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | - | - | - | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| Have & Be Co. Ltd. (Dr.Jart+) Control | - | The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | - | - | South Korea | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| Twinlab Brands Control | - | cbdMD | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | - | - | - | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| Ci FLAVORS Control | - | KKR | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | - | - | Japan | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| Twinlab Control | - | cbdMD | Undisclosed Consideration | Undisclosed | - | - | - | Confirmed 2 sources | ||
| Clean Your Dirty Face Control | - | Gorgeous Collective | Undisclosed Undisclosed | Undisclosed | - | - | - | Confirmed 1 source |
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