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Kate Spade acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Kate Spade bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc.Word for word“On February 3, 2014, we completed the sale of 100.0% of the capital stock of Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. ("Lucky Brand") to LBD Acquisition Company, LLC ("LBD Acquisition"), a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., for aggregate consideration of $225.0 million, comprised of $140.0 million cash consideration and a three-year $85.0 million Lucky Brand Note (the "Lucky Brand Note") issued by the successor of LBD Acquisition, Lucky Brand Dungarees, LLC ("Lucky Brand LLC") at closing, subject to working capital and other adjustments.” 10-K for 2015 | divestiture | On February 3, 2014 | aggregate consideration of $225.0 million, comprised of $140.0 million cash consideration and a three-year $85.0 million Lucky Brand Note |
Juicy Couture Europe businessWord for word“On April 7, 2014, we sold our Juicy Couture business in Europe to an operating partner of ABG for $8.6 million, subject to working capital adjustments.” 10-K for 2015 | divestiture | On April 7, 2014 | $8.6 million |
60.0% interest in KS China Co., Limited (KSC) held by E-Land Fashion China Holdings, LimitedWord for word“In the first quarter of 2015, we agreed to acquire to E-Land's 60% interest in KSC for an aggregate payment of $36.0 million, comprised of approximately $10.0 million to acquire E-Land's interest in KSC and approximately $26.0 million to terminate related contracts (see Note 23 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).” 10-K for 2015 | agreed acquisition | In the first quarter of 2015 | $36.0 million |
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and China KATE SPADE businesses (50.0% owned joint ventures with Walton Brown)Word for word“convert the reacquired businesses in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and the KATE SPADE business in China into 50.0% owned joint ventures with Walton Brown, a subsidiary of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group ("LCJG"), a leading luxury retail, brand management and distribution 6 Table of Contents company in Asia, and receive $21.0 million from LCJG for their interests in the joint ventures, subject to adjustments.” 10-K for 2015 | agreed divestiture | — | $21.0 million |
KS China Co., Limited (KSC), 60.0% interest owned by E-Land Fashion China Holdings, LimitedWord for word“• acquired the 60.0% interest in KS China Co., Limited ("KSC") owned by E-Land Fashion China Holdings, Limited ("E-Land") for $36.0 million, including a contract termination payment of $26.0 million;” 10-K for 2016 | acquisition | — | $36.0 million, including a contract termination payment of $26.0 million |
Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan businesses and KATE SPADE business in China (joint ventures with Walton Brown, a subsidiary of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group)Word for word“• converted the reacquired businesses in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and the KATE SPADE business in China into 50.0% owned joint ventures with Walton Brown, a subsidiary of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group ("LCJG"), a leading luxury retail, brand management and distribution company in Asia, and received a net $19.7 million from LCJG for their interests in the joint ventures, subject to adjustments;” 10-K for 2016 | divestiture | — | — |
Juicy Couture business in EuropeWord for word“On April 7, 2014, we sold our Juicy Couture business in Europe to an operating partner of ABG for $8.6 million, subject to working capital adjustments.” 10-K for 2016 | divestiture | April 7, 2014 | $8.6 million |
Juicy Couture brandname and related intellectual property assetsWord for word“On November 6, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Juicy Couture brandname and related intellectual property assets (the "Juicy Couture IP") to an affiliate of Authentic Brands Group ("ABG") for a total purchase price of $195.0 million.” 10-K for 2016 | divestiture | On November 6, 2013 | total purchase price of $195.0 million |
Liz Claiborne family of brands, MONET, Dana Buchman and Curve trademark rightsWord for word“During 2011, we recorded a pretax gain of $287.0 million related to the sales of: (i) the global trademark rights for the Liz Claiborne family of brands; (ii) the trademark rights in the US and Puerto Rico for MONET; (iii) the Dana Buchman trademark; and (iv) the trademark rights related to our former Curve brand and selected other smaller fragrance brands.” 10-K for 2016 | divestiture | During 2011 | pretax gain of $287.0 million related to the sales |
60.0% interest in KSC from E-LandWord for word“To effectuate the new joint ventures, (i) the Company acquired a 60.0% interest in KSC (in which the Company already owned a 40.0% interest) from E-Land, its former partner in China, for an aggregate payment of $36.0 million, comprised of $10.0 million to acquire E-Land’s interest in KSC and $26.0 million to terminate related contracts and (ii) the Company received a net $17.4 million from LCJG for their 50.0% interests in the joint ventures, subject to adjustments.” 10-K for 2016 | acquisition | — | $36.0 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2017-07-11 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-05-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Kate Spade’s annual reports (10-K for 2016, 10-K for 2016, 10-K for 2015) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2017-02-23. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.