M&A Deal Summary

Wacoal Holdings Acquires Eveden Group

On March 30, 2012, Wacoal Holdings acquired apparel/textiles company Eveden Group from LDC for 148M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wacoal Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Wacoal Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Wacoal Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-03-30
Target Eveden Group
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Wacoal Holdings
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 148M GBP

Target

Eveden Group

Desborough, United Kingdom
Eveden Limited are specialists in designing and manufacturing high quality, fashion conscious lingerie and bra-sized swimwear in larger cup sizes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wacoal Holdings

Kyoto, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Manufacturing
Employees16,124
Revenue 173.9B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Wacoal Holdings is an entity which designs, manufactures, and markets womens intimate apparel primarily in Japan, the United States, China, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Wacoal Holdings was founded in 1946 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 210
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 19 of 97
Country: United Kingdom M&A 42 of 204
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 62
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