M&A Deal Summary

Regent Acquires Lillian Vernon

On October 1, 2015, private equity firm Regent acquired e-commerce company Lillian Vernon from Taylor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Regent’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Regent’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Regent’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-01
Target Lillian Vernon
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) Regent
Sellers(s) Taylor
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lillian Vernon

Rye, New York, United States
website
Lillian Vernon is a catalog merchant and online retailer selling household, organizational, children's and fashion accessory products. Lillian Vernon publishes five catalog titles: Lillian Vernon, Lilly's Kids, Favorites, Personalized Gifts, and a sale catalog. Lillian Vernon was founded in 1951 and is based in Rye, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Regent

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Regent L.P. is a private equity firm focused on control investments in small to large-sized companies with $10 to $750 million of revenue. The Firm has a particular interest in companies with strong brands. Broad sectors of interest include technology, consumer products, industrial, and media/entertainment. Prospective transaction situations include non-core or non-strategic divestitures and buyouts. Regent L.P. was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 19
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 17
State (New York) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 2 of 12
Year (2015) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-01 HistoryNet

Vienna, Virginia, United States

HistoryNet is a magazine publishing company that contains daily features, photo galleries, and articles published in various magazines. HistoryNet was formed in 2006 adn is based in Vienna, Virginia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-04 Current

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Current is a provider of unique, low-priced personalized gifts, greeting cards, and wrapping paper to customers. Current was founded in 1950 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Taylor

North Mankato, Minnesota, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Taylor Corporation is a global printing and marketing. Taylor helps millions of consumers celebrate events and milestones and enables businesses, including more than half of Fortune 500 companies, to express their brands and differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Headquartered in North Mankato, Minnesota, Taylor Corporation operates facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., France, India, China, Bulgaria and the Philippines.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-19 Taylor Communications

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Taylor Communications, Inc. is a provider of marketing services to healthcare, financial services, commercial business and industrial markets.

Buy $307M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-04 Current

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Current is a provider of unique, low-priced personalized gifts, greeting cards, and wrapping paper to customers. Current was founded in 1950 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Sell -
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