K18 acquired by Unilever
Unilever agreed to acquire K18, a beauty and personal care brand, on Dec 22, 2023.
Preliminary: The deal status, transaction value, value basis, revenue, EBITDA, EV/revenue, EV/EBITDA, metric basis and value notes are not yet independently verified. The EV/EBITDA is outside the usual range for comps, so treat it with caution.
Transaction summary
- Target
- K18
- Acquirer
- Unilever
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2023-12-22
- Geography
- -
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-07-26
- Latest update
- 2026-10-29
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
EUR 704M
Unverified
100% enterprise value | EUR
Basis: FundComb estimate
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
Approx. $771M USD using FX date 2023-12-22 at 1.1023 EUR/USD.
EV / revenue
5.9x
Unverified
Period not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
EV / EBITDA
30x
Unverified
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
Basis
- Pasted spreadsheet row labeled Rothschild provides EUR 704m valuation; supplied public Unilever evidence verifies the acquisition agreement but does not disclose deal value.
Source summary
Unilever to acquire premium haircare brand K18 | Unilever
ConfirmedUnilever announced on December 22, 2023 that it had signed an agreement to acquire premium biotech haircare brand K18.
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