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G-III Acquires Karl Lagerfeld

On May 2, 2022, G-III acquired apparel/textiles company Karl Lagerfeld from Sandbridge Capital and Apax for 200M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is G-III’s 9th transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is G-III’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is G-III’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-05-02
Target Karl Lagerfeld
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) G-III
Sellers(s) Sandbridge Capital
Apax
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M EUR

Target

Karl Lagerfeld

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Karl Lagerfeld is a luxury fashion brand that has collaborated on a variety of high-profile fashion and art-related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for Chanel. Karl Lagerfeld is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

G-III

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1956
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Employees3,500
Revenue 3.2B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

G-III designs, manufactures, and markets womens and mens apparel. The company's products include outerwear, dresses, sportswear, swimwear, womens suits, and womens performance wear. G-III was founded in 1956 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 9 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 9
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-23 Sonia Rykiel

Paris, France

Sonia Rykiel is an operator of a European luxury fashion brand that designs dresses, sportswear, swimwear, women's suits, etc. Sonia Rykiel is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Sandbridge Capital

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Sandbridge Capital LLC is a private equity firm focused on the retail and consumer sectors. Specific areas of interest include retail, apparel and accessory brands, health, beauty and wellness, consumer durables/products. Sandbridge Capital looks to invest $10 to $20 million per transaction and will consider a variety of situations, including co-investing with other private equity firms. Sandbridge Capital was formed in 2010 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-28 Madison Reed

San Francisco, California, United States

Madison Reed is an operator of a beauty brand transforming at home hair color with ammonia free hair dye that results in multi-dimensional color that looks beautiful, healthy and natural. Free of ammonia, parabens, resorcinol, PPD, phthalates and gluten. Madison Reed was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-10 U Beauty

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

U Beauty is luxury skincare backed by science and driven by technology, featuring ground breaking formulas that streamline your routine and amplify your skin. The company's strategic and singular products replace excess with essence and provide real results, without the risk of irritation. U Beauty was founded in 2019 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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SELLER

Apax

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 163 of 173
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 56 of 60
Country: Netherlands M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 40 of 51
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-05 Attenti

Tel Aviv, Israel

Attenti is a global provider of electronic monitoring technologies, serving hundreds of national, federal, state, and local correctional and law enforcement agencies around the world. The business offers a differentiated full range of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Radio Frequency (RF), alcohol verification monitoring, and tracking solutions, supported by an integrated software monitoring platform. Over the past 20 years, Attenti has developed a reputation for providing reliable, innovative, and scalable electronic people-monitoring solutions to correctional and law enforcement agencies in 34 countries. Attenti was formed in 2017 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-02 EcoOnline

London, United Kingdom

EcoOnline is a SaaS company developing software creating safer and sustainable workplaces while ensuring compliance and environmental sustainability. EcoOnline was founded in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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