Wella Company is one of the world's leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and GHD.
Founded in 1880 by Franz Ströher, Wella specialises in haircare, styling and colorants sold to individuals as well as hairdressers. It was controlled by Procter & Gamble from 2003 until it was sold to Coty in 2015 along with some 40 other P&G brands.
In December 2020, Coty completed the sale of Wella, Clairol, OPI and GHS brands stake to American private equity KKR for $2.5bn in cash whilst retaining 40% stake in the standalone company.
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Wella handles PR internally for most projects
Emily Davis
Head Of Brand & Corporate Communications
emily.davis@wellacompany.com
Coty to sell partial stake in Wella to KKR for half of its convertible preferred shares
