3i/Amor Group/Gilde Buy Out Partners: Represented 3i in its sale of Amor Group, the German market leader for affordable precious jewelry, to Gilde Buy Out Partners.
3i Group/CHRIST Group: Represented 3i Group on its sale of CHRIST Group, a leading German jewelry and watch retailer, to Morellato Group.
Akorn/Prestige Consumer Healthcare: Represented Akorn in the $230 million sale of its Consumer Health Business to Prestige Consumer Healthcare.
Akorn/Théa: Represented Akorn in the sale of seven branded ophthalmic products to Théa.
A.S.Adventure Group/McTREK: Represented A.S.Adventure Group, a portfolio company of PAI Partners, in its agreement to acquire McTREK from YEAH! AG.
Bregal Freshstream/Radley: Represented Bregal Freshstream in its acquisition of iconic British handbag and accessories brand Radley.
CALIDA GROUP/erlich textil: Represented CALIDA GROUP on the acquisition of sustainable German lingerie brand erlich textil.
CommerceHub: Represented financial advisor Evercore on the $1.1 billion acquisition of CommerceHub, Inc. by GTCR and Sycamore Partners.
CommerceHub/Insight Partners/ChannelAdvisor Corporation: Advised CommerceHub, a portfolio company of Insight Partners, in its acquisition of ChannelAdvisor Corporation.
Converse, Inc.: Involved in the sale of Converse, the sneaker company.
Costa Brazil/Amyris: Represented co-founder Michele Levy in the sale of clean beauty brand Costa Brazil to Amyris.
EQT/Avenso/LUMAS: Represented EQT Mid Market fund in its agreement to sell Avenso GmbH, a market-leading multichannel player for affordable museum grade wall art to LUMAS Art Editions GmbH as well as Avenso GmbH in its divestiture of WhiteWall to CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA.
EQT Expansion Capital II/Internetstores Holding GmbH: Represented EQT Expansion Capital II in the sale of Internetstores Holding GmbH to SIGNA Retail.
Famille C/ILIA Beauty: Represented Famille C, the Courtin-Clarins family holding company and owner of the Clarins brand, in its acquisition of ILIA Beauty.
Franchise Group/American Freight Group: Represented Franchise Group, Inc. in its acquisition of home furnishings retail chain American Freight Group, Inc., and in the consummation of its a $675 million debt financing to fund the acquisition.
Franchise Group/Pet Supplies Plus: Represented Franchise Group in its acquisition of Pet Supplies Plus for approximately $700 million.
Galaxy Universal/Apex Global Brands: Represented Galaxy Universal in its agreement to acquire Apex Global Brands.
Generation Investment Management/Unilever: Represented Generation Investment Management, a Seventh Generation shareholder, in connection with Seventh Generation’s acquisition by Unilever.
Glansaol/Laura Geller/Julep/Clark's Botanicals: Represented Glansaol, a newly launched prestige beauty and personal care company, its acquisition of three brands: Laura Geller, Julep and Clark's Botanicals.
HBC/Convene: Represented HBC in its investment in Convene and creation of a leading flex space operator.
HBC/Insight Partners: Represented Insight Partners in its partnership with HBC to launch Saks as a standalone ecommerce business, and its $500 million minority equity investment in Saks.
Herman Miller/Knoll/BofA Securities: Represented BofA Securities as financial advisor to Knoll, Inc. in connection with Knoll’s $1.8 billion combination with Herman Miller, Inc.
Hudson’s Bay Company: Represented Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian owner of Saks Fifth Avenue and other leading department stores, in the following:
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Gilt: Represented HBC in its $250 million acquisition of leading online shopping destination Gilt.
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Lord + Taylor: Represented HBC in its $100 million sale of the Lord + Taylor brand and related intellectual property to Le Tote.
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Rhône Capital/WeWork: Represented HBC in a series of strategic transactions, including (i) an equity investment by Rhône Capital of $500 million in the form of 8-year mandatory convertible preferred shares, initially convertible into HBC’s Common Shares at $9.82 per share, (ii) its sale of the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building to WeWork Property Advisors in a transaction valued at $850 million, and (iii) agreements with WeWork to lease retail space within select HBC department stores, including Galeria Kaufhof in Frankfurt (named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” at the 2018 IFLR Americas Awards).
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SIGNA Retail Holdings: Represented HBC in its agreement with SIGNA Retail Holdings to combine HBC Europe with Germany’s Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, creating Germany’s leading retailer with annual revenue in excess of €5 billion, and the sale to SIGNA of 50% of HBC’s German real estate assets to form a 50-50 real estate joint venture valued at €3.25 billion.
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Simon Property Group/HBS Global Properties: Represented HBC in the formation of HBS Global Properties, a real estate-focused joint venture with Simon Property Group valued at $1.8 billion, and in its subsequent sales of $533 million and $50 million of its equity in HBS.
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Take Private: Represented the HBC Shareholder Group in its $1.4 billion agreement with HBC to take the company private.
Jones Apparel Group: Advised Jones, a global designer, marketer and manufacturer of over 35 clothing, footwear and accessories brands, including Anne Klein, Jones New York, Gloria Vanderbilt, Kasper, Evan-Picone and l.e.i., among many others, on its public offering of 4.5 million shares of common stock.
Lagardère Travel Retail/Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF): Represented French airport shop operator Lagardère Travel Retail in its $330 million acquisition of HBF, a leading foodservice travel retailer in North America, creating the third largest player in the North American travel retail and foodservice Industry.
Latour Capital/YellowKorner: Represented Latour Capital on the disposal of its stake in YellowKorner, a world leader in art photography accessible to all, to investment company Blue Altitude Invest (BAI).
Marcal Paper/von Drehle Corporation: Represented Marcal Paper, a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, in its acquisition of von Drehle Corporation business.
Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG/Bunny: Represented Maxburg Beteiligungen III GmbH & Co. KG in its acquisition of all shares in LPM Bunny Management GmbH.
NXMH BV/Whitebridge Pet Brands: Represented NXMH BV in its acquisition of Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLC, a St. Louis-based retail company specializing in pet food and pet supplements, from Frontenac.
Quelle Neckermann: Represented the German catalog retailer of fashion, furniture and arts in the takeover of its cargo and heavy consumer goods logistics by a subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG.
Resideo Technologies/First Alert: Represented Resideo Technologies in its $593 million acquisition of First Alert.
Tenex Capital Management/Wolf Home Products: Represented Tenex Capital Management in its investment in Wolf Home Products, a provider of kitchen and bath, outdoor living and building products.
Vaultier7/Vestiaire Collective: Represented Vaultier7 in its equity stake in Vestiaire Collective, a leading global platform for desirable pre-owned fashion.
Waterland Private Equity/PREMIUM Group/Clarion Events: Represented Waterland Private Equity in its acquisition and later disposition of shares of PREMIUM group, a leading European fashion show organizer, to Clarion Events.