M&A Deal Summary

Argos Wityu Acquires Dorotennis SA

On December 5, 2000, private equity firm Argos Wityu acquired consumer products company Dorotennis SA from FILA Holdings for 14M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Argos Wityu’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Argos Wityu’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Argos Wityu’s 3rd transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Dorotennis SA was sold to a strategic buyer in 2008.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-12-05
Target Dorotennis SA
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Argos Wityu
Sellers(s) FILA Holdings
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 14M EUR

Target

Dorotennis SA

Paris, France
DOROTENNIS creates, designs and sells sport and leisure apparel, footwear and accessories for both ladies and girls. It is the only significant sportswear brand in France dedicated to women. DOROTENNIS' clothes are multifunctional, i.e. for leisure and sport, with an element of fashion in their design. The style positioning is "nice and somewhat sexy", which makes it very different from the "sweat and performance" positioning of the sport-apparel leaders.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Argos Wityu

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Argos Soditic is a private equity firm that seeks majority or minority investments in small to medium sized companies headquartered throughout Europe. Argos Soditic will consider investments in public or private companies generating revenue of €20 to €600 million. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €100 million. Funds are typically used to support management buyouts/buy-ins, divestitures, and growth capital needs. Argos Soditic is a generalist investor with interest in aerospace, manufacturing, distribution, business services, chemicals, marketing, industrial products, packaging, staffing, medical products, and healthcare services. Argos Soditic was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 80
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 15
Country (France) 3 of 41
Year (2000) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-12-01 Italmatch

Genoa, Italy

Italmatch is a chemical group, specialized in performance additives for water treatment, oil & gas, lubricants and plastics, and boasts a wide product range able to fulfil the requirements of the most demanding applications, including personal care. Italmatch was founded in 1997 and is based in Genoa, Italy.

Buy €26M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-11 Maillefer

Vantaa, Finland

Maillefer engages in manufacturing solutions and production systems for copper communication cables and energy wires and cables. Maillefer also produces systems for plastic pipes. Maillefer is based in Vantaa, Finland.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FILA Holdings

Seoul, South Korea
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Revenue 4.01T KRW (2023)
DESCRIPTION

FILA Holdings is a manufacturer of sport and leisure footwear and apparel distributed worldwide. Fila offers shoes, tops, bottoms, warm ups, undergarments, casuals, and accessories for men, women, and children. FILA Holdings was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-30 Motionwear

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Motionwear designs, manufactures, and sells apparel for dance, gymnastics, and ice skating. Distributing products through over 1,000 specialty retailers, the Motionwear brand is established as one of the largest and most respected brands in dance apparel.

Buy -
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