Medik8 acquired by L'Oréal
L'Oréal agreed to acquire Medik8, a UK beauty and skincare brand, on Jun 9, 2025.
Preliminary: The announcement date and value notes are not yet independently verified.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Medik8
- Acquirer
- L'Oréal
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2025-06-09(unverified)
- Geography
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-08-11
- Latest update
- 2026-10-29
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
EUR 1.0B
100% enterprise value | EUR
Basis: Estimated
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
Approx. $1.1B USD using FX date 2025-06-09 at 1.1410 EUR/USD.
EV / revenue
-
Period: FY2025 Forecast
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.
Reported Transaction Value: EUR 1.0B
L’Oréal announced a majority stake in Medik8 without terms; about €1bn is the Financial Times’ reported value.
Basis
- Reported ~€1.0bn / forecast €101m = 9.9010x revenue.
Other reviewed estimates
Earlier estimates and their sources.
Source summary
L'Oréal Groupe to acquire a majority stake in Medik8
ConfirmedL'Oréal Groupe to acquire a majority stake in Medik8
Open sourceL'Oréal prend le contrôle de Medik8
Confirmedses prévisions de ventes s'établissent à « 115 millions de dollars en 2025 [soit 101 millions d'euros] »
Open sourceL'Oréal prend le contrôle de Medik8
Confirmedd'après le quotidien économique Financial Times, cette acquisition serait de l'ordre de 1 milliard d'euros.
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