M&A Deal Summary

giggle Acquires LMC Right Start

On February 5, 2016, giggle acquired retailer LMC Right Start from Liberty Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is giggle’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is giggle’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is giggle’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-02-05
Target LMC Right Start
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) giggle
Sellers(s) Liberty Media
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

LMC Right Start

Denver, Colorado, United States
LMC Right Start, Inc. is a retailer of juvenile products for infants through toddlers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

giggle

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

giggle, Inc. is a specialty baby products retailer.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Liberty Media

Englewood, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Media
Revenue 9.4B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Liberty Media's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
Liberty Media's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.

Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests include subsidiaries SiriusXM, Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc., and True Position Inc., interests in Charter Communications and Live Nation and minority equity investments in Barnes & Noble, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Inc., and Viacom. Liberty Media was founded in 1991 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2016) 1 of 1
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