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Filorga acquired by Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive acquired Filorga, a French personal care skincare brand, on Jul 11, 2019.

Transaction summary

Target
Filorga
Acquirer
Colgate-Palmolive
Seller
-
Announced
2019-07-11
Geography
France
Tags
Anti Aging SkincareBeauty & Personal CareCosmeticsCPGPersonal Care SkincarePremium BeautyPrestige SkincareSkincare
Type
Acquisition
Deal type
Control
Stake acquired
-
First added
2026-06-19
Latest update
2026-07-13

Value and multiples

100% enterprise value

EUR 1.5B

100% enterprise value | EUR

Basis: Public source

Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.

Approx. $1.7B USD using FX date 2019-07-11 at 1.1285 EUR/USD.

EV / revenue

8.3x

Period not stated

Basis: Source not stated

EV / EBITDA

-

EBITDA basis not stated

Basis: Source not stated

Amounts paid and other reported values

Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.

Equity Purchase Price: EUR 1.5B

Colgate-Palmolive official 11 July 2019 acquisition announcement.

Basis

  • EUR 1.5bn equity purchase price is treated as publicly disclosed or derived directly from public source data.
  • Valuation covers 100% of the target; the amount invested or paid for a stake is separate.
  • Implied EV / revenue is 8.3x, calculated from EUR 1.5bn value and EUR 180m revenue.
  • Revenue and multiple inputs are not fully disclosed in public transaction materials reviewed; treat the multiple as an estimate.
  • EV/revenue is presented as an estimated comparison proxy: EUR 1,495.5m announced equity purchase price divided by EUR 180m 2018 turnover is approximately 8.3x. EBITDA and an EBITDA multiple are not supported by the attached official sources; prior spreadsheet bundles remain in alternatives and change history.

Other reviewed estimates

Transaction comps can involve reported or estimated figures from different sources. FundComb uses the values above as the current canonical comp, while preserving prior reviewed estimates below for context.

Revenue, EBITDA and multiples come from the pasted skincare comps spreadsheet/Intrepid-linked row, not from fetched public evidence.
Revenue USD 282m | EBITDA USD 85.0m | EV / revenue 6x | EV / EBITDA 20x
8.3x EBITDA multiple appears only in the pasted VMS spreadsheet row and is not corroborated by the supplied public web evidence.
EV / EBITDA 8.3x

Source summary

Colgate Announces Agreement to Acquire Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques Skin Care Business

Confirmed

Colgate-Palmolive announced a EUR 1,495.5m equity purchase price, approximately USD 1,690m.

Open source

The Autorité de la concurrence clears the acquisition of Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques by Colgate Palmolive

Confirmed

The French competition authority states the deal was announced on 11 July 2019 and Filorga generated EUR 180m turnover in 2018.

Open source