Is Clairol owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Part of The Wella Company, which private-equity firm KKR has controlled since 2020 and wholly owned since December 2025.
Details
- Owner
- The Wella Company
- Backers
- KKR
- Since
- 2020
- PE stake
- majority
- Website
- clairol.com
- Confidence
- High
Sources
- “KKR-backed beauty brand owner The Wella Company files for an estimated $500 million IPO” renaissancecapital.com, 2026-08-31
- “Coty Sells Remaining Stake in Wella to KKR” stblaw.com, 2025-12-22
Other brands owned by The Wella Company: Briogeo, OPI, ghd.
Checked 2026-11-04. A label describes who owns the brand, not the quality of its products. How we label · Report a correction
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