Maria Nila receives investment from L Catterton
L Catterton made a minority investment in Maria Nila, a Sweden beauty and personal care brand, on Sep 6, 2023.
Preliminary: The announcement date, 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
- Company
- Maria Nila
- Investor(s)
- L Catterton Investor profile →
- Announced
- 2023-09-06(unverified)
- Geography
- Sweden
- Type
- Minority Investment
- Deal type
- Minority
- First added
- 2026-07-26
- Latest update
- 2026-10-29
Parties at the deal date
Investor(s)
Current investor profile →L Catterton is one of the world's leading consumer products focused private equity firms. L Catterton has deep expertise in consumer products, having made more than 200 investments since 1989, and being co-owned by LVMH (which owns brands including Louis Vuitton). We are able to provide our portfolio companies with access to substantial in-house and external resources to drive operational improvements and further growth. L Catterton has five current consumer brand investing platforms: a Flagship Buyout fund focused on $50-400m investments in North American and European companies, a North American Growth fund focused on $10-50m investments, a Latin American Fund focused on $40-75m investments, a Western Europe fund focused on EUR 25-75m investments, and an Asia fund focused on $50-150m investments. L Catterton also has a real estate fund that invests as a co-developer in large scale, mixed-use projects anchored by luxury retail. L Catterton was formed in 2016 through the merger of L Capital (the PE arm of LVMH) and Catterton, a US Private Equity firm.
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Investment and valuation context
100% enterprise value
EUR 153M
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. $165M USD using FX date 2023-08-29 at 1.0803 EUR/USD.
EV / revenue
2.9x
Unverified
Period not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
EV / EBITDA
25.2x
Unverified
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
Amounts paid and other reported values
Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.
Investment Amount: EUR 153M
Pasted spreadsheet row lists EUR 153m valuation with source noted as Rothschild; public search evidence verifies the L Catterton/Maria Nila minority stake but does not confirm valuation or consideration.
Basis
- User-supplied spreadsheet values: EUR 153m valuation / EUR 53m revenue = 2.9x; EUR 153m valuation / EUR 6m EBITDA = 25.5x, close to pasted 25.2x.
Source summary
L Catterton Acquires Minority Stake in Maria Nila - WWD
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