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$4.3B (2020 Coty carve-out basis)
As of 2020Value Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
Wella is a Consumer company, based in Geneva, Switzerland, founded 1880. Latest valuation $4.3B (2020 Coty carve-out basis) (As of 2020, Value Add Pulse research).
Recent changes
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026KKR-Backed Wella Files for a NYSE Listing as 'WELA' Pulse story
- 20202020First reported valuation: $4.3B (2020 Coty carve-out basis) Value Add Pulse enrichment
Latest Pulse
- Sep 22, 2026Why Some Fall IPOs Are Filing While Others Are PricingThis fall's IPO pipeline is splitting between companies actually pricing and trading -- newcleo, Electra Therapeutics -- and a growing backlog of filed-but-not-priced names including Nscale and Wella, some sitting for weeks without terms.→
- Sep 1, 2026KKR-Backed Wella Files for a NYSE Listing as 'WELA'Wella, the KKR-backed owner of Clairol and OPI, filed for a US IPO on the NYSE with $2.9 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue, six years after being carved out of Coty in a deal that valued the business at $4.3 billion.→
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Why Some Fall IPOs Are Filing While Others Are Pricing
This fall's IPO pipeline is splitting between companies actually pricing and trading -- newcleo, Electra Therapeutics -- and a growing backlog of filed-but-not-priced names including Nscale and Wella, some sitting for weeks without terms.
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KKR-Backed Wella Files for a NYSE Listing as 'WELA'
IPO$2.9B FY26 revenue
KKR-Backed Wella Files for a NYSE Listing as 'WELA'
Wella, the KKR-backed owner of Clairol and OPI, filed for a US IPO on the NYSE with $2.9 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue, six years after being carved out of Coty in a deal that valued the business at $4.3 billion.
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What is Wella's valuation?
Wella's valuation is $4.3B (2020 Coty carve-out basis) (As of 2020, Value Add Pulse research).
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