Is Cole Haan owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Owned since 2013 by funds advised by Apax Partners, a private-equity firm.
Details
- Owner
- Cole Haan LLC
- Part of
- Apax Partners
- Backers
- Apax Partners
- Since
- 2013
- PE stake
- majority
- Website
- colehaan.com
- Confidence
- Medium
Sources
- “Apax completes acquisition of Cole Haan” apax.com, 2013-02
- “NIKE, Inc. announces sale of Cole Haan to Apax Partners” mynewsdesk.com, 2012-11
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