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Date: March 2017
Buyer: Jining Ruyi Investment Company
Target: Aquascutum
Business: Clothing brand
Value: £95m
Details: British brand sold by Hong Kong listed YGM Trading to a member of the China Shandong Ruyi Technology Group.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: IPO Endurance Partners
Target: Canada Goose
Business: Arctic luxury brand
Value: US$ 225m new money raised
Details: IPO pricing valued company at US$1.2bn on listing.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: PVH Corporation
Target: True & Co
Business: Intimate apparel
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Acquisition will fit well with other PVH brands, eg Calvin Klein, which have extensive underwear lines. Sellers include a number of private equity houses.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: Sentinel Capital Partners
Target: Cabi Holdings Co LLC
Business: Women’s clothing retailer
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Retailer sells through a network of 3,500 independent stylists.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: IPO
Target: J Jill
Business: Women’s apparel retailer
Value: Listing price values the company at cUS$568m
Details: No proceeds are going to the company. Owner TowerBrook is selling shares in the IPO but will retain more than a 50% holding in the stock.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: Jet.com
Target: ModCloth
Business: Women’s clothing retailer
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Walmart owned Jet buys retailer known for selling offbeat apparel.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: Endless
Target: Jones the Bootmaker
Business: Footwear retailer
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Private equity house acquires 72 out of 97 high street stores in pre-pack administration transaction for a reported £10.5m.
Date: March 2017
Buyer: Four Holdings
Target: Oki-ni
Business: Luxury menswear online platform
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Acquisition comes swiftly after purchase of Agent Provocateur.
Date: February 2017
Buyer: Sycamore Partners
Target: The Limited
Business: Women’s apparel retailer
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Private equity firm buys the brand and IP related assets in competitive auction as part of the bankruptcy process of The Limited.
Date: February 2017
Buyer: The Carlyle Group
Target: Golden Goose
Business: Luxury sneakers
Value: €400m
Details: Private equity firm acquires Italian business from sellers including Ergon Capital and Italian family conglomerate Zingago Holding.