Burberry fragrance business acquired by Coty
Coty agreed to acquire Burberry fragrance business, a fragrance brand, on Apr 3, 2017.
Preliminary: The transaction value and EV/revenue are not yet independently verified.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Burberry fragrance business
- Acquirer
- Coty
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2017-04-03
- Geography
- -
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-10-11
- Latest update
- 2026-10-31
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
GBP 180M
Unverified
100% enterprise value | GBP
Basis: Public source
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
Approx. $225M USD using FX date 2017-04-03 at 1.2504 GBP/USD.
EV / revenue
0.89x
Unverified
Period: FY2017
Basis: Estimated
EV / EBITDA
-
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: Estimated
Amounts paid and other reported values
Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.
Consideration: GBP 180M
£180m.
Basis
- Reported consideration: GBP 180m.
- Implied EV / revenue is 0.89x, calculated from GBP 180m value and GBP 203m revenue.
- EV/revenue is estimated.
- Metric period: FY2017 2017.
Source summary
Coty 10-K, filed 2026-08-20
ConfirmedAcquisition of Burberry fragrance business by Coty.
Open sourceCoty 10-K, filed 2026-08-20
ConfirmedWe may not have adequate or any insurance coverage for some of these legacy matters, including matters assumed in the acquisition of the P&G Beauty Business, the Hypermarcas Brands and the Burberry fragrance business, and the joint venture with Kylie Jenner.
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