Investment Summary

General Atlantic Invests In Zimmermann

On March 4, 2016, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in apparel/textiles company Zimmermann

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 2nd transaction in Australia.
Investment Fate
  • Zimmermann was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.
  • Zimmermann was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2023.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-03-04
Target Zimmermann
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Zimmermann

Rosebery, Australia
Zimmermann is a global luxury fashion brand that designs and sells iconic Ready-To-Wear and Swim & Resort collections through its online platform and own retail stores, as well as select department stores, boutiques, and online fashion retailers. Zimmermann was founded in 1991 and is based in Rosebery, Australia.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

General Atlantic

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 73.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 158 of 358
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 4
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 70 of 140
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-26 Sura Asset Management

Medellín, Colombia

Sura Asset Management is a pension and wealth management firm in Latin America with operations in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and El Salvador. Sura Asset Management was founded in 2011 and is based in Medellin, Colombia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-22 BYJU S

Bengaluru, India

BYJU'S is an educational software company developing online learning solutions for K3, K10, K12, NEET, JEE, UPSC & Bank Exams. BYJU'S was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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