M&A Deal Summary

Middle West Partners Acquires Paul Stuart

On December 22, 2025, Middle West Partners acquired apparel/textiles company Paul Stuart from Mitsui & Co

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Middle West Partners’ 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Middle West Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Middle West Partners’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-12-22
Target Paul Stuart
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Middle West Partners
Sellers(s) Mitsui & Co
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Paul Stuart

New York, New York, United States
Paul Stuart embodies timeless elegance and a steadfast commitment to craftsmanship. Serving generations of discerning customers, the company continues to design refined collections that define modern American luxury. It operates four boutiques across the US in New York City, Southampton, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

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DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Mitsui & Co

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Diversified
Employees56,400
Revenue 14.66T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsui & Co engages in the export, import, wholesale, and retail of steel products; steel processing; mining and sale of iron ores; and sale and trading of ferrous scrap and alloy products and chemicals, energy, food, food & retail management, healthcare & service, consumer business, IT & communication business, corporate development business. Mitsui & Co was founded in 1947 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 17
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: New York M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
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