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KKR Prepares Wella Company for US IPO

The Investment firm is preparing OPI nail polish owner Wella Company to go public as soon as this year, in an offering that could value the company at more than the $4.3 billion KKR paid for it.
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Wella owns several other professional and consumer haircare brands including Briogeo, ghd and Clairol. (Shutterstock)

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