M&A Deal Summary

JustFab Acquires ShoeDazzle

On August 1, 2013, JustFab acquired e-commerce company ShoeDazzle from Polaris Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JustFab’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is JustFab’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is JustFab’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-08-01
Target ShoeDazzle
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) JustFab
Sellers(s) Polaris Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ShoeDazzle

Santa Monica, California, United States
ShoeDazzle is a premier online women's shoe society. ShoeDazzle intends to bring its "mass-personalized push shopping" model to a wide array of products and services, including handbags, accessories, and other fashion products. ShoeDazzle is based in Santa Monica, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

JustFab

El Segundo, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector E-Commerce
DESCRIPTION

JustFab is an online shoe and handbag retailer which offers its VIP members access to celebrity stylists and the hottest trends. JustFab was formed in 2010 and is based in El Segundo, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Polaris Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Polaris Partners is primarily a seed, first round, and early stage venture capital investor in information technology and life science businesses. However, Polaris also focuses on private equity investments in established companies. In this area, Polaris targets high growth middle market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services, and business services. The firm's investments include minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity, and leveraged buyouts. Polaris Partners was formed in 1996 and has offices in Seattle, Washington and Waltham, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 37
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 19
State: California M&A 1 of 6
Country: United States M&A 7 of 34
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
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