M&A Deal Summary

Foschini Group Acquires Damsel In A Dress

On February 6, 2017, Foschini Group acquired e-commerce company Damsel In A Dress

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Foschini Group’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Foschini Group’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-02-06
Target Damsel In A Dress
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) Foschini Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Damsel In A Dress

London, United Kingdom
Damsel In A Dress Ltd. is an online retailer of women's wear clothing. Damsel in a Dress provides fashion brand for the modern, confident woman looking for the best of style at the best of quality.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Foschini Group

Cape Town, South Africa

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Retail
Employees6,508
Revenue 58.3B ZAR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Foschini Group is a independent chain-store groups. It have retail brands that trade in clothing, jewellery, accessories, sporting and outdoor apparel and equipment, cellular goods and services and homeware to the broad, primarily middle and upper income groups throughout 2 000+ stores. Foschini Group was founded in 1924 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-24 Whistles

London, United Kingdom

Whistles is a clothing retailer that provides men and women apparels, accessories and shoes.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-25 Retail Apparel Group Pty

Waterloo, Australia

Retail Apparel Group Pty Ltd. is a retailer of men's apparel. Retail Apparel Group Pty Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is based in Waterloo, Australia.

Buy AU$303M