Aug 28 - Premium baby diaper brand Coterie, which counts
models and entrepreneurs Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham as
investors, is in talks to sell itself to consumer goods company
Mammoth Brands, according to people familiar with the matter.
Privately held Mammoth owns men's razor company Harry's and
women's body care brand Flamingo. Coterie sells high-end
disposable diapers popular with celebrities that are said to
perform better than household brands but can cost more than
twice the price.
Coterie has been working with investment bank Raymond James
on a sale process, according to the people, who asked not to be
named because the discussions are private.
The company, which is profitable, generates more than $200
million of annual revenue and close to $50 million of annual
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), sources said. It could fetch a roughly $650 million
valuation based on where other paper products companies trade,
they said.
The discussions are still ongoing and a deal isn't
guaranteed, they said.
Mammoth declined to comment. Coterie and Raymond James did
not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In recent years, disruptor baby care brands like Coterie,
Hello Bello and The Honest Company have sought to challenge
legacy players like Procter & Gamble ( PG )-owned Pampers and
Kimberly-Clark ( KMB )-owned Huggies. Actors Kristen Bell and
Dax Shepard founded Hello Bello while The Honest Company counts
actor Jessica Alba as a founder.
Launched in 2019 by Frank Yu, Coterie is known for its
high-quality, hypoallergenic and cruelty-free diapers, which are
primarily sold online. The New York, New York-based company also
sells wipes and other baby products.
Mammoth generated $835 million in revenue and nearly $100
million in adjusted EBITDA in 2024, the company said in April.
It's led by Jeff Raider and Andy Katz-Mayfield, who co-founded
Harry's in 2013.
In 2020, U.S. antitrust regulators thwarted an attempt by
Edgewell Personal Care to acquire Harry's for $1.37 billion. In
2024, Reuters reported that Harry's had confidentially filed for
an initial public offering. Since then, the company rebranded to
Mammoth to highlight its expansion beyond shaving products and
aspirations to become a consumer packaged goods leader.