M&A Deal Summary

The Children s Place Acquires Gymboree

On March 2, 2019, The Children s Place acquired retailer Gymboree for 76M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Children s Place’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is The Children s Place’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Children s Place’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Children s Place’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-03-02
Target Gymboree
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) The Children s Place
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed
Deal Value 76M USD

Target

Gymboree

Dixon, California, United States
Gymboree is a specialty retailer of brands offer unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service.

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Buyer

The Children s Place

Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Retail
Employees2,730
Revenue 1.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

The Children's Place is a pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in North America. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture, sells and licenses to sell fashionable, high-quality merchandise at value prices, primarily under the proprietary “The Children’s Place”, "Place" and "Baby Place" brand names. The Children's Place was founded in 1969 and is based in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Special Situations/Distressed) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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