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Harbert Private Capital Acquires Aesop

On January 28, 2010, private equity firm Harbert Private Capital acquired consumer products company Aesop

Acquisition Context
  • This is Harbert Private Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Harbert Private Capital’s 1st transaction in Australia.
Investment Fate
  • Aesop was sold to a strategic buyer in 2012 for 68M AUD.
  • Aesop was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2023 for 2.5B USD.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date January 28, 2010
Target Aesop
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Harbert Private Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Aesop

Collingwood, Australia
Aesop is an aspirational, luxury brand, that provides efficacious and sensorial products across multiple beauty and wellness categories, including hair, body, skin, home, and fragrance. The company has delivered significant organic growth while maintaining its strong brand ethos and staying true to its core social and environmental values. Its global footprint of over 395 uniquely designed locations, elegant customer experience, and purpose-driven approach have proven particularly attractive to a loyal and expanding community of customers, and the company is now well-positioned to become a pioneer in the luxury beauty space. Aesop is based in Collingwood, Australia.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Harbert Private Capital

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 4.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Harbert Private Equity and Mezzanine is a private equity arm of Harbert Management Corp. The Private Equity group targets leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, expansion capital investments, and distressed situations. The firm targets opportunities across a range of industries and typical transactions have enterprise values between A$10 and A$100 million. The Mezzanine Capital group seeks subordinated debt investments and can commit $3 to $15 million per transaction. . Harbert Management Corporation was formed in 1985 and has offices in Birmingham, Alabama; New York, New York; Nashville, Tennessee; Richmond, Virginia; London; Madrid; Paris; and Melbourne.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 31 of 59
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 20 of 29
Country: Australia 1 of 5
Year: 2010 1 of 5
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