The Wella Company, a global producer of hair, nail, and beauty products under a portfolio of brands, filed on Monday with the SEC for an initial public offering that we estimate could raise more than $500 million.
Carved out of Coty by KKR in 2020, The Wella Company calls itself the world’s largest pure-play hair and nail company with a presence in over 100 countries. The company's products include hair color, care, styling, and treatment products, nail lacquers and care products, and blow dryer devices. Its portfolio of brands operate in both the professional and retail channels; these include Wella Professionals, ghd, Clairol, OPI, Wella/Koleston, Sebastian Professional, and Nioxin. Wella serves over 250,000 hair and nail salons and hundreds of thousands of stylists globally. Its premium hair color and care brand, Wella Professionals, has held the #1 global brand rank in salon hair color for six consecutive years, while its nail brand, OPI, holds the #1 global rank in premium retail nail.
With primary offices in New York, NY, and Geneva, Switzerland, the global company traces its roots to 1880. It booked $2.9 billion in revenue for the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. Wella plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol WELA. It filed confidentially on April 17, 2026.
Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, KKR, J.P. Morgan, William Blair, TD Securities, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, BBVA, Commerzbank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mizuho Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, and UniCredit Capital Markets are the lead underwriters on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.
