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Kate Spade & Company acquired by Coach, Inc.

Coach, Inc. acquired Kate Spade & Company, an United States & Global apparel brand, on Jul 11, 2017.

Transaction summary

Target
Kate Spade & Company
Acquirer
Coach, Inc.
Announced
2017-05-08
Type
Acquisition
Deal type
Control
Stake acquired
100%
First added
2026-10-31
Latest update
2026-10-31

Value and multiples

100% enterprise value

USD 2.4B

100% enterprise value | USD

Basis: Public source

Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.

EV / revenue

1.74x

Period: FY2016

Basis: Public source

EV / EBITDA

9.2x

EBITDA: normalised / adjusted

Basis: Public source

Amounts paid and other reported values

Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.

Consideration: USD 2.4B

Basis

  • Reported value: US$2.4bn. Multiples use revenue of US$1.38bn (FY2016) and EBITDA of US$261m (FY2016).

Source summary

Kate Spade & Company 8-K Ex.99.1 (Coach to acquire Kate Spade)

Confirmed

Kate Spade shareholders will receive $18.50 per share in cash for a total transaction value of $2.4 billion.

Open source

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