M&A Deal Summary

Accessory Network Group Acquires Kooba

On February 2, 2011, Accessory Network Group acquired consumer products company Kooba from Swander Pace Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accessory Network Group’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Accessory Network Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Accessory Network Group’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-02-02
Target Kooba
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Accessory Network Group
Sellers(s) Swander Pace Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kooba

Rancho Dominguez, California, United States
Kooba LLC is a premium contemporary designer of women’s luxury handbags and accessories.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Accessory Network Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Accessory Network Group LLC is a manufacturer of brand name, licensed accessories and bags for women, children, and men, including brand names like Calvin Klein, Sarah Morgan, Trail's End, and Urban Performance among others.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Planet Sox

New York, New York, United States

Planet Sox founded in 1994, manufactures private label and licensed hosiery for clients like Sears,

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Swander Pace Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Swander Pace Capital (SPC) is a private equity firm focused on investing in North American middle-market consumer products companies. SPC looks for companies exhibiting strong growth potential and sales of up to $500 million. Specific areas of interest include food/beverage, household products, health living, packaging, personal care, pet products, sporting goods, specialty apparel, and specialty distribution. Prospective investment situations include management-led buyouts, consolidations, divestitures, turnarounds, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. SPC was formed in 1996 and has offices in San Francisco, California; Bedminster, New Jersey; and Ontario, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 42
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 5 of 13
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 25
State: California M&A 7 of 10
Country: United States M&A 17 of 35
Year: 2011 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-01 Genisoy Food Co.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Genisoy Food Co., Inc. is a provider of healthy food products with a focus on soy. Genisoy offers high quality, great-tasting, soy-based snacks, protein bars, and powders under the Genisoy and MLO brands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-12 Border Foods

Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States

Border Foods, Inc. is a provider of ingredients and packaged food products to the Mexican food industry.

Sell -