M&A Deal Summary

Oxford Industries Acquires Sugartown Worldwide

On December 21, 2010, Oxford Industries acquired retailer Sugartown Worldwide

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oxford Industries’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Oxford Industries’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oxford Industries’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-12-21
Target Sugartown Worldwide
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Oxford Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sugartown Worldwide

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Lilly Pulitzer is a growing, iconic, upscale women’s lifestyle brand. Lilly Pulitzer, with a heritage and aesthetic based on the Palm Beach resort lifestyle, is a marketer and distributor of dresses, sportswear and other products to better specialty and department stores as well as through its own direct to consumer channels.

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Buyer

Oxford Industries

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1942
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Employees6,000
Revenue 1.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Oxford Industries is an apparel design, sourcing and marketing company featuring a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands and a collection of private label apparel businesses. Oxford's brands include Tommy Bahama, Ben Sherman, Lilly Pulitzer, Oxford Golf, Arnold Brant and Billy London. Oxford Industries was founded in 1942 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Retail) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-05-02 Oxford Womenswear Group

New York, New York, United States

The Oxford Womenswear Group is a design intensive producer of budget and moderately priced, private-label women’s apparel collections. It is primarily focused on the mass merchants segment of the United States market, including Target and Wal-Mart.

Sell $37M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-31 Oxford Apparel

United States

Oxford Apparel produces branded and private label products including men’s dress, shirts, suited separates, sport shirts, casual slacks, outerwear, sweaters, jeans, swimwear and western-wear.

Sell $122M
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