TOM FORD brand and intellectual property acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. acquired TOM FORD brand and intellectual property, a US luxury beauty and brand intellectual property brand, on Nov 15, 2022.
Transaction summary
- Target
- TOM FORD brand and intellectual property
- Acquirer
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2022-11-15
- Geography
- United States
- Tags
- BeautyBrand Intellectual PropertyConsumerFragranceLuxuryLuxury Beauty And Brand Intellectual Property
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- 100%
- First added
- 2026-10-04
- Latest update
- 2026-10-04
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
USD 2.8B
100% enterprise value | USD
Basis: Public source
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
Amounts paid and other reported values
Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.
Consideration: USD 2.3B
Approximately $2.25 billion paid at closing; separate $300 million aggregate deferred seller payments begin July 2025.
Basis
- USD 2.8bn enterprise value 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.
- The $2,800,000,000 figure is the announced total enterprise valuation for the overall TOM FORD transaction, whose remainder is reflected in Zegna Group’s separate acquisition of TOM FORD FASHION. ELC paid approximately $2,250,000,000 at closing; $300,000,000 in deferred payments to sellers becomes due beginning July 2025. Approximately $250,000,000 received from Marcolin at closing is included in the stated closing funding, not added to the $2.25 billion. No supported transaction-scope revenue or EBITDA denominator is supplied. TOM FORD BEAUTY’s anticipated annual net sales of $1 billion is a forecast, not actual revenue. No supported actual transaction-scope revenue or EBITDA denominator; announced beauty sales figure is a forecast.
Source summary
The Estée Lauder Companies to Acquire the TOM FORD Brand
ConfirmedThe deal values the total enterprise at $2.8
Open sourceThe Estée Lauder Companies Completes Acquisition of the Tom Ford Brand
ConfirmedAt closing, ELC paid approximately $2.25
Open source