Investment Summary

JAB Holding Company and KKR Invest In Coty

On February 12, 2019, private equity firms JAB Holding Company and KKR invested in consumer products company Coty

Investment Highlights
  • This is JAB Holding Company’s 1st and KKR’s 11th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is JAB Holding Company’s 5th and KKR’s 135th transaction in the United States.
  • This is JAB Holding Company’s 1st and KKR’s 10th transaction in New York.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-02-12
Target Coty
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) JAB Holding Company
KKR
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Coty

New York, New York, United States
Coty is a pure-play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty was incorporated in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

JAB Holding Company is a global investment firm focused on acquiring companies with premium consumer and strong growth prospects. JAB will consider both minority and majority stakes. JAB Holding Company is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 15
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 5 of 11
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-29 Pret A Manger

London, United Kingdom

Pret A Manger is a UK retailer of high quality, natural, ready-to-eat sandwiches, salads and drinks. Pret’s sandwiches, salads and wraps are freshly made each day in shop kitchens using quality ingredients. The food doesn’t have a ‘sell‐by’ date; Pret offers unsold food to charity at the end of the day, including 3.4 million food items in 2017. Pret currently has 530 shops; 381 in the UK, 92 in the US, 26 in Hong Kong, 24 in France, 2 in China, 2 in Dubai, 2 in Denmark, 1 in Singapore and 1 in the Netherlands. Pret’s fresh, healthy menu serves more than 300,000 customers every day.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-25 Compassion-First Pet Hospitals

Tinton Falls, New Jersey, United States

Compassion-First Pet Hospitals is a family of well-known and respected specialty, emergency and general practice veterinary hospitals across the United States. Compassion-First operates a network of 41 hospitals and treatment facilities across 13 states, primarily in urban and suburban areas. Compassion-First provides specialty, emergency and general veterinary care supported by seamless multidisciplinary collaboration among its veterinarians.

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Investor

KKR

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 300 of 499
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 11 of 16
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 15 of 15
State: New York M&A 10 of 20
Country: United States M&A 135 of 212
Year: 2019 M&A 4 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-07 OneStream

Birmingham, Michigan, United States

OneStream is a provider of cloud or on-premise Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solutions for mid-sized to large enterprises. OneStream was founded in 2012 and is based in Birmingham, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-20 Lemonade Restaurant Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Lemonade Restaurant Group LLC is an operator of 14 fast-casual restaurants in a modern cafeteria setting in Southern California. It offers high-quality, chef-driven menu and a highly-customizable experience. Lemonade Restaurant Group was founded in 2008 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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