CVC-Backed Perfume Retailer Douglas’s IPO Raises $967 Million

  • IPO shares were priced at €26 each, bottom of the range
  • Douglas also getting an additional cash injection from owners
Douglas Home Spa Leilani Bliss Eau de Toilette.Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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German perfume retailer Douglas AG priced its €890 million ($967 million) initial public offering at €26 a share, the bottom of a marketed range.

The CVC Capital Partners-backed firm sold about 32.7 million new shares and raised about €850 million, while current stockholders sold around 1.5 million existing shares, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal. The offering values the company at around €2.8 billion.