
Please try another search
(Reuters) - Top U.S. mall owner Simon Property Group Inc (NYSE:SPG) and Authentic Brands Group LLC have agreed to buy Eddie Bauer, adding the outdoor gear and apparel retailer to a brand marquee housing Aéropostale, Forever 21 and Brooks Brothers.
Authentic and SPARC Group LLC, a venture backed by brand manager Authentic and Simon, are buying Eddie Bauer from a unit of Golden Gate Capital 12 years after the private equity firm acquired the outdoor lifestyle gear maker out of bankruptcy.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Authentic Brands said it will own the clothing brand's intellectual property and Eddie Bauer will become a part of SPARC's portfolio of brands following the deal's expected close by June.
Eddie Bauer has 300 stores across the United States and Canada, but nearly half of its retail sales last year came through e-commerce as COVID-19 accelerated a shift to online shopping.
"The global outdoor market opportunity has grown exponentially over the last year and we are ready to hit the ground running," said Authentic Brands Chief Executive Officer Jamie Salter.
Eddie Bauer is expected to diversify ABG's portfolio of brands which include entertainment, media and fashion.
The brand will remain headquartered in Seattle under current President Damien Huang.
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has been excused from attending an accounting fraud trial hearing on Friday, a court...
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that "Tesla is on my mind 24/7," trying to soothe investor worries about him being...
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued new Hezbollah-related sanctions, designating Lebanese businessman and the Iran-backed...
Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?
By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.
%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List
Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.
I feel that this comment is:
Thank You!
Your report has been sent to our moderators for review
Add a Comment
We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind:
Enrich the conversation, don’t trash it.
Stay focused and on track. Only post material that’s relevant to the topic being discussed.
Be respectful. Even negative opinions can be framed positively and diplomatically. Avoid profanity, slander or personal attacks directed at an author or another user. Racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.
Perpetrators of spam or abuse will be deleted from the site and prohibited from future registration at Investing.com’s discretion.