M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-11-07 |
| Target | Hobbs |
| Sector | Apparel/Textiles |
| Buyer(s) | Foschini Group |
| Sellers(s) | 3i Private Equity |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924 |
| Sector | Retail |
| Employees | 6,508 |
| Revenue | 58.3B ZAR (2025) |
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 5 of 5 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| 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 |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| PE ASSETS | 21.0B GBP |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 184 of 196 |
| Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 56 of 63 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 62 of 63 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 8 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-31 |
Digital Barriers
Glasgow, United Kingdom Digital Barriers is a provider of surveillance solutions and technology. DB also provides video analytics software for intrusion detection and military-spec facial recognition software. Digital Barriers was founded in 2009 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-21 |
ATESTEO
Alsdorf, Germany ATESTEO is a provider of independent drivetrain testing services for the international automotive and automotive supply industries with 135 testing benches in Germany, Japan, China, and North America. The company offers a cost-efficient alternative to in-house durability testing for automotive OEMs and their suppliers. Its customers include virtually all the leading OEMs and transmission manufacturers. ATESTEO was founded in 1986 and headquartered in Alsdorf near Aachen, Germany. |
Sell | €307M |
