CoverGirl Maker Coty Considers Takeover Bid

Coty's CEO, Camillo Pane, recently resigned from the New York company, which is facing supply chain and revenue issues.

Feb 12, 2019

In this July 9, 2015, file photo a Covergirl makeup product hangs on a display at a store in Haverhill, Mass. German conglomerate JAB Holdings is seeking a majority stake in Coty Inc., which makes CoverGirl, Max Factor and Hugo Boss brand cosmetics and fragrances. JAB is offering to buy up existing stock from shareholders at $11.65 per share, marking a 20 percent premium from its closing on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.

AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File

NEW YORK (AP) — German conglomerate JAB Holdings is seeking a majority stake in Coty Inc., which makes CoverGirl, Max Factor and Hugo Boss brand cosmetics and fragrances.

JAB is offering to buy up existing stock from shareholders at $11.65 per share, marking a 20 percent premium from its closing on Monday. Specifically, it's hoping to buy up to 150 million shares which would boost its stake from 40 percent to 60 percent.

Coty's board of directors has to consider the proposal.

Coty's CEO, Camillo Pane, recently resigned from the New York company, which is facing supply chain and revenue issues. Pierre Laubies, who last ran JDE, a beverage company, took over in November. He also has a seat on the board.

In morning trading, Coty shares rallied 14 percent to $11.02.