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Sun Capital Partners Acquires Kellwood Company

On February 11, 2008, private equity firm Sun Capital Partners acquired apparel/textiles company Kellwood Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 52nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sun Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Missouri.
Investment Fate
  • Kellwood Company was sold to a financial buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-02-11
Target Kellwood Company
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Sun Capital Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Kellwood Company

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
Kellwood owns and licenses branded and private women's apparel. Products are sold primarily to specialty stores, department stores, catalog houses, and national chains. Brands include Sag Harbor, Kelty, Koret, XOXO, Phat Fashions, Vince and Baby Phat.

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Buyer

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 62 of 172
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 6 of 10
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 4 of 6
State: Missouri M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 52 of 118
Year: 2008 M&A 4 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-01 American Recreation Products

Boulder, Colorado, United States

American Recreation Products is a provider of outdoor recreation and leisure products, utilizing multiple consumer lifestyle brands through the mass and specialty distribution channels. Brands include Kelty, Royal Robbins, Sierra Designs, Slumberjack, and Wenzel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-20 Lillian Vernon

Rye, New York, United States

Lillian Vernon is a catalog merchant and online retailer selling household, organizational, children's and fashion accessory products. Lillian Vernon publishes five catalog titles: Lillian Vernon, Lilly's Kids, Favorites, Personalized Gifts, and a sale catalog. Lillian Vernon was founded in 1951 and is based in Rye, New York.

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