M&A Deal Summary

1-800 Contacts Acquires Liingo Eyewear

On January 30, 2018, 1-800 Contacts acquired consumer products company Liingo Eyewear

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 1-800 Contacts’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is 1-800 Contacts’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is 1-800 Contacts’ 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-30
Target Liingo Eyewear
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) 1-800 Contacts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Liingo Eyewear

Draper, Utah, United States
Liingo Eyewear is a manufacturer of eye wear glasses and lens for men and women. Liingo Eyewear was founded in 2016 and is based in Draper, Utah.

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Buyer

1-800 Contacts

Draper, Utah, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector E-Commerce
DESCRIPTION

1-800 Contacts is a direct-to-consumer independent retailer of contact lenses. The Company also provides contact lens sourcing and fulfillment services to leading brick-and-mortar retailers. 1-800 Contacts was formed in 1995 and is based in Draper, Utah.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-12-16 Lens Express

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Lens Express and Lens 1st two leading U.S. mail-order contact lens retailers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-17 6over6 Vision

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

6over6 Vision Ltd. is a provider of digital healthcare technology that enables consumers to perform their own vision tests from anywhere using a computer or smartphone. 6over6 Vision was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

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