Brand Acquisitions

2025 started with more brand acquisitions.

Private Equity purchased the premium Denim brand True Religion.

Spanish Sociedad Textil Lonia acquired Christian Lacroix. It owns already Carolina Herrera.

Stella McCartney re-purchased the shares of its brands from LVMH. Previously those had been held by Kering.

Markenakquisitionen

2025 startete mit weiteren Markenakquisitionen.

Private Equity erwarb die Premium Jeansmarke True Religion.

Die Spanische Sociedad Textil Lonia erwarb Christian Lacroix. Sociedad Textil Lona besitzt bereits Carolina Herrera.

Stella McCartney kaufte die LVMH Anteile an ihrer Marke zurück. Die Anteile waren zuvor von Kering gehalten.

British Brands sold to USA

Marquee Brands acquired iconic brand Laura Ashley from Gordon Brothers.

And Thomas Pink, formerly owned by LVMH,  was acquired by CP Brands.

Steve Madden acquired the brand Kurt Geiger from Cinven. The purchase price was US$289 Mio.

Britische Marken verkauft

Marquee Brands übernahm die Marke Laura Ashley von Gordon Brothers.

Und Thomas Pink, ehemals im Besitz von LVMH,  wurde von CP Brands erworben.

Steve Madden erwarb von Cinven die Marke Kurt Geiger. Der Kaufpreis betrug US$289 Mio.

Xerox acquired Lexmark

Xerox bought Lexmark, the evaluation including debt is US$1.5B.

Xerox changed from a maker of copy machines to “The Document Company”.

Originally, Lexmark was part of IBM. It was carved out, sold to private equity, and later purchased by Asian investors.