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Image source: Getty Images. Tapestry. The government's blocking of the deal with Capri could be the best thing for Tapestry. The company will have to pay Capri up to $50 million if the deal is ...
Fashion company Tapestry on Thursday said it's terminating its proposed merger with Capri because the two luxury groups don't expect to overcome an antitrust challenge within an acceptable time frame.
With Tapestry's $8.5 billion merger with luxury retail peer Capri called off, CIO Yang Lu can dedicate her focus on innovative technologies, like artificial intelligence.
The combined Tapestry and Capri would employ roughly 33,000 people worldwide, the agency said. The two companies' brands cover a wide array of items from clothing to eyewear to shoes. Tapestry has been on an acquisition binge for the past several years, and already owns Kate Spade New York, Stuart Weitzman and Coach.
Capri is the parent company of Kors' eponymous brand, as well as Versace and Jimmy Choo. Tapestry, owner of Coach New York and Kate Spade, offered to buy Capri for $8.5 billion in 2023, [7] [8] but called off the acquisition after it was blocked by a federal judge the following year. [9]
Tapestry announced it would acquire Capri Holdings in August 2023 for $8.5 billion. [10] Capri owns the brands Versace, Michael Kors, and Jimmy Choo. [11] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued to block the acquisition in April 2024 citing reduced competition between their brands, like Coach and Michael Kors, in the affordable luxury handbag ...
Following the termination of the merger agreement, Tapestry will redeem $6.1 billion in senior notes tied to the acquisition, paying 101% of their principal amount plus accrued interest, as per ...
Tapestry and Capri each had their reasons for wanting to join forces. For Tapestry, which gets 76% of its revenue from Coach, a mature brand, the goal of the merger was to find new sources of growth.