Cole National - Ownership and Business Overview

RetailCompany

Cole National Ownership

Who owns Cole National?

Cole National is owned by Luxottica Group. It was acquired on October 1, 2004.

Cole National Business Overview

Where is Cole National headquartered?

Cole National is headquartered in Mason, Ohio.

What sector is Cole National in?

Cole National is a retail company.

When was Cole National founded?

Cole National was founded in 1944.

Retail M&A Summary in 2004

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, retail ranked 8 in number of deals in 2004. The largest retail acquisition in 2004 was Kmart - which was acquired by Sears Holdings for $11.0B.

Join Mergr to view all 88 acquisitions of retail companies in 2004, including 52 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 36 by strategics.

Cole National Corp.

4000 Luxottica Place,
Mason, Ohio 45040
United States,
(513) 765-600

Cole National Corporation's vision business, together with Pearle franchisees, has 2,197 locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and includes Cole Managed Vision, one of the largest managed vision care benefit providers with multiple provider panels and nearly 20,000 practitioners. Cole's personalized gift business, Things Remembered, serves customers through 728 locations nationwide, catalogs, and the Internet at www.thingsremembered.com. Cole also has a 21% interest in Pearle Europe, which has 1,480 optical stores in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Sweden.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Established

1944

 Subscribe to unlock this and 206,067
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.6K Private Equity Firms
  • 198K M&A Transactions
  • 201K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 79K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Related Lists for Cole National

Ohio Companies , Retail Companies , United States Companies , Ohio Retail Companies , Ohio Retail with Acquisitions , Ohio Retail with Divestitures

Related Lists for Ohio Companies

Largest Ohio Companies , Acquisitive Ohio Companies , Recently Acquired Ohio Companies , Recently Sold Ohio Companies , Private Ohio Companies , Public Ohio Companies , Acquired Ohio Companies , PE Backed Ohio Companies

Related Lists for Retail Companies

Largest Retail Companies , Acquisitive Retail Companies , Recently Acquired Retail Companies , Recently Sold Retail Companies , Private Retail Companies , Public Retail Companies , Acquired Retail Companies , PE Backed Retail Companies

Related Lists for United States Companies

Largest United States Companies , Acquisitive United States Companies , Recently Acquired United States Companies , Recently Sold United States Companies , Private United States Companies , Public United States Companies , Acquired United States Companies , PE Backed United States Companies
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal