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Wella Company (Coty Professional and Retail Hair) acquired by KKR & Co. Inc.
KKR & Co. Inc. acquired Wella Company (Coty Professional and Retail Hair), a Global hair care brand, on Nov 30, 2020.
Preliminary: The EV/EBITDA is not yet independently verified.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Wella Company (Coty Professional and Retail Hair)
- Acquirer
- KKR & Co. Inc.
- Seller
- Coty Inc.
- Announced
- 2020-05-11
- Geography
- Global
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- 60%
- First added
- 2026-10-31
- Latest update
- 2026-10-31
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
USD 4.3B
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
1.82x
Period: varies by source
Basis: Estimated
EV / EBITDA
12.3x
Unverified
EBITDA: normalised / adjusted
Basis: Estimated
Basis
- Reported value: US$4.3bn enterprise value. Multiples use revenue of US$2.36bn (FY2019) and EBITDA of US$349.6m (2019). KKR bought 60%; US$4.3bn is the enterprise value for the whole business.
Source summary
Coty Announces Strategic Partnership with KKR for Professional Portfolio
Confirmeda deal valued at $4.3 billion or 12.3x 2019 EBITDA
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