M&A Deal Summary

Maus Frères SA Acquires Kooples

On May 29, 2019, Maus Frères SA acquired retailer Kooples from LBO France

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Maus Frères SA’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Maus Frères SA’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-05-29
Target Kooples
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Maus Frères SA
Sellers(s) LBO France
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-30 Gant AB

Stockholm, Sweden

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.

Buy €600M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LBO France

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 5.4B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LBO France is an independent private equity group focused on acquiring majority stakes in French firms, or companies with French management. LBO France manages several funds, each targeting different types of businesses. The Firm's mid-market fund looks to acquire majority or minority stakes in companies valued from €100 million to €2.5 billion. The mid-market fund generally looks at companies with predictable sales, profits and cash flow, but will also consider businesses with under-utilized assets. LBO France's small cap fund targets majority stakes in smaller, profitable businesses valued from €10 to €100 million, with strong potential for growth or consolidation. In addition to its equity funds, LBO France also invests in real estate and provides LBO loans issued by medium-sized European companies (enterprise value between €150m and €2bn). LBO France was formed in 1985 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 58
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 16
Country: France M&A 38 of 49
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-29 Infodis

Roissy, France

Infodis is a specialist in facilities management and systems and network engineering. Infodis was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Roissy, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-27 Eurotab

Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, France

Eurotab is a provider in the design and production of detergent tablets (dish-washing, laundry washing, anti-scaling), disinfecting/bleach tablets, and humidity absorbers, with an annual production capacity of over 2.5 billion tablets. Eurotab was founded in 1957 and is based in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, France.

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