M&A Deal Summary

POLO Acquires Motoblouz

On September 26, 2016, POLO acquired e-commerce company Motoblouz from Inspirational Stores SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is POLO’s 2nd transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is POLO’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-26
Target Motoblouz
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) POLO
Sellers(s) Inspirational Stores SA
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Motoblouz

United Kingdom
Motoblouz Ltd. is an online retailer of motorcycle accessories and clothing in the French market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

POLO

Juchen, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Retail
Employees700
Revenue 114M EUR (2014)
DESCRIPTION

POLO is a multi-channel retailer of motorcycle clothing, accessories and equipment. The company has a wide range of own-brand products developed by its in-house design and development team. These include the brands FLM and Pharao. POLO also sells well-known third-party brands. POLO was founded in 1980 and is based in Juchen, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-06 Sportsbikeshop

Boston, United Kingdom

Sportsbikeshop Ltd. is an online retailer of motorbike clothing, spares and accessories.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Inspirational Stores SA

Paris, France

Category Company
Sector E-Commerce
DESCRIPTION

Inspirational Stores SA is an online retailer provides cycles and other consumer products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1