Is Ann Taylor owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Owned since 2020 by private-equity firm Sycamore Partners, through its KnitWell Group.
Details
- Owner
- KnitWell Group
- Part of
- Sycamore Partners
- Backers
- Sycamore Partners
- Since
- 2020
- PE stake
- majority
- Website
- anntaylor.com
- Confidence
- Medium
Sources
- “Ascena Retail Group Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1: sale of Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lou & Grey and Lane Bryant to Premium Apparel LLC, a Sycamore Partners affiliate” sec.gov, 2020-12
- “Sycamore merges brands to form KnitWell Group” fashionunited.uk, 2023-08-31
- “KnitWell Group (brand list)” knitwellgroup.com
Other brands owned by KnitWell Group: Chico's, LOFT, Lane Bryant, Soma, Talbots.
Checked 2026-11-04. A label describes who owns the brand, not the quality of its products. How we label · Report a correction
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