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Collective Brands to WWW / Golden Gate / Blum Capital

Luxury & ApparelApparel, Footwear & Accessories/May 2012
EV / LTM EBITDA
8.3x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
-
Primary Source
Greenhill

Comparable Transactions

Luxury & Apparel transactions announced in the five years to May 2012. 14 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
Feb 2012BenettonBenetton family$1.1B-5.6xFinancial
Feb 2012Kenneth Cole ProductionsKenneth Cole--10.0xStrategic
Nov 2011Brioni S.p.A.PPR SA--19.4xStrategic
Jun 2011The Timberland CompanyVF Corporation--12.9xStrategic
Mar 2011Bulgari S.p.A.LVMH--25.8xStrategic
Oct 2010The Gymboree CorporationBain Capital Partners, LLC--7.8xFinancial
Oct 2010Hermès International S.A.LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE--12.4xStrategic
May 2010Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLCJones Apparel Group, Inc.--8.0xStrategic
Mar 2010Tommy Hilfiger B.V.PVH Corp.--8.5xStrategic
Aug 2009Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.Advent International Corporation--5.6xFinancial
Jun 2009Tween Brands Inc.Dress Barn Inc.--7.2xStrategic
Apr 2008Hublot S.A.LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE--12.0xStrategic
Oct 2007Samsonite International S.A.CVC Capital Partners--15.6xFinancial
Sep 2007Bailey Banks & BiddleFinlay Enterprises, Inc.--8.0xStrategic
Mean-11.3x
Median-9.3x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionSKX FOGreenhill2025--8.3x--Open
-Registration FilingInformation CircularGrant Samuel2018$1.5B-8.6x7.0x-Open
-fairness opinionZLC FOBofA2014--10.0x-https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109156/000095015714000460/defa14a.htmOpen