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Golden Gate Capital Acquires Eddie Bauer

On July 17, 2009, private equity firm Golden Gate Capital acquired retailer Eddie Bauer

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 8th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 42nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.
Investment Fate
  • Eddie Bauer was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-07-17
Target Eddie Bauer
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Golden Gate Capital
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed
Advisor(s) Solomon Partners (Financial)

Target

Eddie Bauer

Groveport, Ohio, United States
Eddie Bauer office in suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
Eddie Bauer office in suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
Eddie Bauer is a specialty retailer that sells outerwear, apparel and accessories for the active outdoor lifestyle. The Eddie Bauer brand is a nationally recognized brand that stands for high quality, innovation, style and customer service. Eddie Bauer was founded in 1920 and is based in Groveport, Ohio.

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Buyer

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Golden Gate Capital is a large private equity firm focused on buyout and growth equity investments across a wide variety of industries. The Firm partners with management teams to make equity investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. Sectors of interest include software and IT services, semiconductors, electronics, consumer products and retail, financial services, business services, and media. Prospective transaction types include public-to-privates, corporate extractions, bankruptcy auctions, and recapitalizations. Golden Gate Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 112
Sector: Retail M&A 8 of 11
Type: Special Situations/Distressed M&A Deals 1 of 4
State: Ohio M&A 2 of 7
Country: United States M&A 42 of 100
Year: 2009 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-07 Lantiq

Neubiberg, Germany

Lantiq is a provider of broadband and voice telephony semiconductor solutions. The Company’s products enable applications ranging from high-speed VDSL and GPON fiber-to-the-home to traditional voice telephony for carrier and enterprise-based networks. Lantiq is the re-branded Wireline Communications Division of Infineon Technologies, the former semiconductor division of Siemens AG. The company is headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany.

Buy €250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-16 Locana

Seattle, Washington, United States

Locana is a technology consultancy and geospatial info provider that helps businesses drive performance through spatial IT solutions, services and software products. Locana is based in Seattle, Washington.

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