Beauty
Kylie Jenner Sells $600 Million Stake in Beauty Line to Coty
- Coty’s stake puts a $1.2 billion valuation on Kylie brand
- Deal comes same day as Estee Lauder buys rest of Have & Be
Coty Inc. agreed to pay $600 million in cash for a majority stake in Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics line, the latest move by a major beauty company to acquire trendy brands that appeal to a younger clientele.
The makeup and fragrance giant will have overall responsibility for the portfolio, while Jenner, part of the Kardashian clan, will lead creative efforts and communications, the companies said Monday. The deal values Kylie Cosmetics, which Jenner, 22, started in 2015 as a line of lip kits when she was still a teenager, at about $1.2 billion.