M&A Deal Summary

L2 Brands Acquires League Collegiate Wear

On May 2, 2018, L2 Brands acquired apparel/textiles company League Collegiate Wear from Dominus Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L2 Brands’ 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is L2 Brands’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is L2 Brands’ 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-02
Target League Collegiate Wear
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) L2 Brands
Sellers(s) Dominus Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

League Collegiate Wear

Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, United States
League Collegiate Wear, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of branded collegiate-licensed apparel to the college market. League Collegiate provides a full apparel offering including high-quality t-shirts, fleece, and bottoms, as well as adjacent product categories such as spirit blankets and pillows.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

L2 Brands

Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Apparel/Textiles
DESCRIPTION

L2 Brands is a manufacturer and supplier of branded collegiate-licensed apparel. L2 Brands provides a full apparel offering including high-quality t-shirts, fleece, and bottoms, as well as adjacent product categories such as spirit blankets and pillows. L2 Brands was founded in 1991 and is based in Hanover, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 2 of 3
Type (Merger) 2 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-02 Legacy Athletic

Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

Legacy Athletic is a designer and supplier of vintage-inspired collegiate, resort and corporate headwear, apparel and home decor.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-03 Locale Outdoor

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Locale Outdoor is a sportswear and headwear designer and distributor of customized casual apparel and headwear to an ever-growing list of customers in the resort, collegiate, golf, and specialty retail markets. Locale Outdoor is based in Englewood, Colorado.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Dominus Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 410M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Dominus Capital is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies throughout North America. The Firm focuses on companies with defensible market positions, strong free cash flows and margins, untapped growth potential, and 'exceptional' management. Dominus seeks companies generating EBITDA of at least $10 million. Areas of interest include building products, business services, consumer products and services, distribution, food production and services, light manufacturing, restaurants, specialty chemicals and specialty retail. Dominus will consider a variety of transactions types, including buyouts and recapitalizations. Dominus Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 2 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 10
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-02 L2 Brands

Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

L2 Brands is a manufacturer and supplier of branded collegiate-licensed apparel. L2 Brands provides a full apparel offering including high-quality t-shirts, fleece, and bottoms, as well as adjacent product categories such as spirit blankets and pillows. L2 Brands was founded in 1991 and is based in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-15 BluSky Restoration

Centennial, Colorado, United States

BluSky Restoration is a provider of commercial, industrial, governmental, and multi-family restoration, renovation, environmental, and roofing services with an emphasis on commercial, large losses, and emergency restoration services across the continental United States. BluSky Restoration was founded in 2004 and is based in Centennial, Colorado.

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