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Liz Claiborne Explores Mexx Sale

Private-equity firm acquisition expected to bring $100 million

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13 years ago

July 18, 2011

VMSD Staff

Liz Claiborne Inc. (New York), which owns fashion brands Juicy Couture and Kate Spade, is in the works to sell its Mexx apparel brand to a private-equity firm, according to sources in a Bloomberg News article.

Leonard Green & Partners, Sun Capital and Golden Gate Capital are among the firms that have explored an acquisition of Mexx.

Final bids are due within a few weeks with a sale expected to be completed in September, reports Bloomberg.

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