Is G-Star RAW owned by private equity?
PE-backed
Yes. Majority-owned since 2023 by WHP Global, a brand-licensing company backed by private-equity firms Oaktree and Ares.
Details
- Owner
- WHP Global
- Backers
- Oaktree Capital Management; Ares Management
- Since
- 2023
- PE stake
- majority
- Website
- g-star.com
- Confidence
- High
Sources
- “European Commission merger case M.11296 (WHP Global / G-Star)” ec.europa.eu, 2023
- “WHP Global: this is what we know about the new owner of G-Star Raw” fashionunited.in, 2023-09-06
- “WHP Global (brand portfolio page)” whp-global.com
Other brands owned by WHP Global: Anne Klein, Bonobos, Joseph Abboud, Vera Wang.
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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