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Maus Frères SA Acquires Gant AB

On January 30, 2008, Maus Frères SA acquired apparel/textiles company Gant AB for 600M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Maus Frères SA’s 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Maus Frères SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Maus Frères SA’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-30
Target Gant AB
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Maus Frères SA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 600M EUR

Target

Gant AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Gant's corporate headquarters in Stockholm.
Gant's corporate headquarters in Stockholm.
GANT is a lifestyle brand for men and women. Epitomizing 'American Casualness with European Elegance', GANT's values are based on the brand's east coast heritage from the start of the company in the USA. Today, GANT is established in 54 countries via 154 GANT stores as well as a great number of selected premium retailers. Over the past 10-year period, company revenue has grown significantly year on year. GANT offers the full range of clothing and accessories for men, boys and babies. Watches, Footwear, Eyewear, Fragrance and Home products are licenses incorporated under the GANT brand name.

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Maus Frères SA

Geneva, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Maus Frères S.A. and all companies controlled by it (“Maus Frères”) is aprivately held retail group in Switzerland with a large number of distribution, retail and manufacturing businesses worldwide. Maus Frères’ annual turnover is approximately CHF 5.9 billion. For several years Maus Frères has successfully pursued a strategy of increasing its portfolio of top-quality international brands in the garment industry and to develop its presence in the high-end and ‘affordable luxury’ segments.

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Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-29 Kooples

Paris, France

Kooples is a clothing brand for men and women, distributed through a network of own shops (60 in France and 10 in the UK) and corners in department stores (80 in France and 6 in the UK). Kooples was founded in 2008 and is based in Paris, France.

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