M&A Deal Summary

Macy s Acquires Liberty House

On June 19, 2000, Macy s acquired retailer Liberty House

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-06-19
Target Liberty House
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Macy s
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Liberty House

Hawaii, United States
Liberty House is a retail chain that operates 11 department stores and 7 resort and specialty stores in Hawaii, along with additional store in Guam.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Macy s

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1830
Sector Retail
Employees123,000
Revenue 23.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Macy's storefront on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.
Macy's storefront on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.

Macy's is a large retail company that sells a variety of clothing and home goods through department stores and online. The company operates the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s brands with about 840 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s; the macys.com and bloomingdales.com websites, and 13 Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores. Macy's was founded in 1830 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Retail) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2000) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-08-01 Aeropostale

New York, New York, United States

Aeropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old women and men. Aéropostale provides customers with a focused selection of high-quality, active-oriented, fashion and fashion basic merchandise at compelling values.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-28 May Department Stores Company

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

May operated 491 department stores under the names of Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, L.S. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's, and The Jones Store, as well as 239 David's Bridal stores, 449 After Hours Formalwear stores, and 11 Priscilla of Boston stores. May was formed in 1910.

Buy $17.0B