Investment Summary

Lion Capital Invests In Buscemi

On January 1, 2016, private equity firm Lion Capital invested in retailer Buscemi

Investment Highlights
  • This is Lion Capital’s 7th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Lion Capital’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lion Capital’s 4th transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2016-01-01
Target Buscemi
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Lion Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Buscemi

Hollywood, California, United States
Buscemi is an American-based, globally-available luxury footwear and accessories brand for men, women and children. Buscemi was founded in 2013 and is based in Hollywood, California.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Lion Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 4.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Lion Capital LLP is a specialist private equity firm focused on consumer-oriented opportunities throughout Europe and North America. Specific areas of interest include apparel, accessories, luxury goods, food, and specialty retail. Lion Capital LLP was formed in 2004 and is based in London. The Firm has an additional office in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 42
Sector (Retail) 7 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 7
State (California) 4 of 7
Country (United States) 9 of 14
Year (2016) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-05 PittaRosso

Milan, Italy

PittaRosso is a retailer in the Italian footwear market with a network of over 100 stores and a growing presence of approximately 20 stores across France, Croatia and Slovenia. PittaRosso was founded in 1972 and is based in Milan, Italy.

Buy €270M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-17 ghd

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

ghd is a provider of premium hair styling irons, comlpementary wet products and other hair styling accessories. ghd is based in West Yorkshire, United kingdom.

Sell £420M
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