Fashion Investments and M&A

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Nine West Holdings Inc
Target: Kasper Group
Business: Womens sportswear
Value: Undisclosed

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Critical Point Capital
Target: Jack Rabbit
Business: Running gear stores
Value: Undisclosed

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Steve Madden
Target: Schwarz & Benjamin
Business: Footwear design
Value: Undisclosed

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Beringea (lead investor)
Target: My 1st Years
Business: Personalised babywear
Value: £5m
Details: Other investors in the UK retailer include Hargreave Hale.

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Forerunner Ventures (lead investor)
Target: Stadium Goods
Business: Luxury sneakers
Value: $4.6m
Details: Other investors in the website and 2 New York stores business include The Cherwin Group.

Date: Januaery 2017
Buyer: Tonker Suleyman
Target: Finery
Business: British womenswear label
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Dragon’s Den star’s other investments include Hawes & Curtis and Guest.

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Vitruvian Partners
Target: Vestiaire Collective
Business: pre-owned luxury fashion marketplace
Value: €58m
Details: Other investors include Eurazeo and Idinvest Partners bringing total funds raised to €116m.

Date: January 2017
Buyer: NEJ Inc
Target: Bills Khakis
Business: Premium men’s sportswear
Value: Undisclosed
Details: NEJ buys out Source Capital which partnered on the acquisition with NEJ in 2015.

Date: January 2017
Buyer: Palamon Capital Partners
Target: Happy Socks
Business: Socks
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Acquisition of a majority stake from Scope Growth III values Swedish brand at £67m.

Date: December 2016
Buyer: Fidelity Management & Research
Target: Rent the Runway
Business: Designer fashion hire
Value: $60m
Details: Other investors include existing investors Technology Crossover Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Advance Publications. Total invested in the company has reached $190m.