Safilo Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Safilo Group M&A Summary

Safilo Group has acquired 5 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Safilo Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired StyleMark - Polaroid Eyewear Business for $73M. Safilo Group has acquired in 2 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (40%) and retail (40%).

Safilo Group Business Overview

Where is Safilo Group headquartered?

Safilo Group is headquartered in Padua, Italy.

What is Safilo Group’s revenue?

Safilo Group disclosed revenue of 1,025M EUR for 2023 and 1,077M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Safilo Group have?

Safilo Group has 3,828 employees.

What sector is Safilo Group in?

Safilo Group is an apparel/textiles company.

When was Safilo Group founded?

Safilo Group was founded in 1878.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Safilo Group

Safilo Group S.p.A.

Settima Strada 15,
Padua, 35129
Italy,
+39 04 96 98 51 11
www.safilogroup.com

Safilo Group is a fully integrated Italian eyewear creator and worldwide distributor of quality and trust, leader in the premium sector for sunglasses, optical frames and sports eyewear. Design inspired and brand driven, Safilo translates extraordinary design into excellent products created thanks to a superior craftsmanship expertise. Safilo’s portfolio encompasses proprietary brands – Carrera, Polaroid, Smith, Safilo and Oxydo – and licensed brands Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Banana Republic, Bobbi Brown, BOSS, BOSS Orange, Céline, Fossil, Givenchy, J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez, Jack Spade, Jimmy Choo, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Liz Claiborne, Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Max Mara, Max&Co., Pierre Cardin, Saks Fifth Avenue and Tommy Hilfiger. Safilo Group was founded in 1878 and is based in Padua, Italy.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $105M $105M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Prive Revaux 2020-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Miami, Florida · www.priverevaux.com
Blenders Eyewear LLC 2019-12-09 - Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.blenderseyewear.com
StyleMark - Polaroid Eyewear Business 2011-11-17 73M EUR Divestiture
, Switzerland
Tide Ti 2010-12-23 - Divestiture
Cancun, Mexico
Just Spectacles Pty Ltd. 2008-02-05 15M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Perth, Australia
Grupo Sunglass Island 2008-02-05 17M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Cancun, Mexico · www.solarismexico.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 2 (40%) 32M (30%) 1 (100%) -
Consumer Products 2 (40%) 73M (70%) - -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $105M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Mexico 1 17M 1 -
United States 2 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Australia 1 15M - -
Switzerland 1 73M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 5 (100%) 105M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 5 $105M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $105M
TOTAL $105M
Largest StyleMark - Polaroid Eyewear Business
$73M (2011-11-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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