Confirmed Control (100%) Closed Transaction verified Hair Care

ghd acquired by Coty Inc.

Coty Inc. acquired ghd, a hair care and styling tools brand, on Nov 21, 2016.

Transaction summary

Target: ghd
Acquirer: Coty Inc.
Seller: Lion Capital Fund III funds, Gloria Coinvest 1 L.P., Ghd Nominees Limited, and the named management and individual sellers
Announced: -
Completed: 2016-11-21
Geography: -
Tags: Hair Care
Type: Acquisition
Deal type: Control
Stake acquired: 100%
First added: 2026-10-21
Latest update: 2026-10-24

Value and multiples

100% enterprise value

Undisclosed

Value not disclosed

Basis: FundComb estimate

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

EV / revenue

Period not stated

Basis: FundComb estimate

EV / EBITDA

EBITDA basis not stated

Basis: FundComb estimate

Basis

Enterprise value is unavailable.

Source summary

Coty 10-K, filed 2025-08-21

Confirmed

Acquisition of ghd by Coty Inc.

Open source

Coty 10-K, filed 2025-08-21

Confirmed

Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2016, by and among Coty Inc., Gloria Coinvest 1 L.P., Lion Capital Fund III L.P., Lion Capital Fund III SBS L.P., Lion Capital Fund III (USD) L.P., Lion Capital Fund III SBS (USD) L.P., Ghd Nominees Limited (“GHD”), the management sellers named therein, and the other individual sellers named therein

Open source

Coty 10-K, filed 2025-08-21

Confirmed

COTY INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Open source