Germany's Henkel nears deal for hair care brand Olaplex, Bloomberg News reports
March 25 (Reuters) - Germany's Henkel HNKG.DE is in advanced talks to buy U.S. hair care brand Olaplex OLPX.O in a deal that would value the company at about $2 per share, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
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Shares of Olaplex were up over 14% at $1.52 in after-hours trading following the report.
At $2 per share, a deal for Olaplex would represent a more than 50% premium to the stock's last close and value the company at about $1.34 billion, Reuters calculations show.
Olaplex has a current market value of $890.3 million, according to Reuters calculations.
Bloomberg News first reported in January that Olaplex had drawn a takeover offer from Henkel.
Shares of Olaplex rose about 32% since the initial Bloomberg report, before falling back to pre-report levels after the company warned of a weak first quarter earlier this month.
Henkel could announce a deal for Olaplex in the coming days, the latest Bloomberg report said.
Henkel and Olaplex did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment outside regular business hours.
Frankfurt-listed Henkel is valued at about 28.46 billion euros ($32.89 billion), according to LSEG data.
($1 = 0.8652 euros)
