Limited Brands, Inc. Mergers and Acquisitions


Limited Brands, Inc.

Three Limited Parkway
Columbus, OH 43230-1445
United States
Tel:1/614/475-6233
URL: http://www.limitedbrands.com
Formerly known as:
The Limited, Inc.
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
LTD - Common Stock - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Retailing Non-Food
Limited Brands, Inc. Company Snapshot

Limited Brands, Inc. Deal Timeline


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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

Limited Brands, Inc. M&A History


Investor Group acquires a minority stake in Limited Brands Inc (pending) Investor Group acquires a minority stake in Limited Brands Inc (pending)Nov 30, 2007

US - An investor group, comprised of nine Limited Brands Inc (LB) executives including its Chairman and CEO, planned to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in LB, an owner and operator of apparel stores, for an estimated $## mil in cash

Sun Capital Partners Inc acquires Limited Brands Inc-Ltd Stores from Limited Brands Inc through a leveraged buyout Sun Capital Partners Inc acquires Limited Brands Inc-Ltd Stores from Limited Brands Inc through a leveraged buyoutAug 03, 2007

US - Sun Capital Partners Inc acquired a ##% interest in the Limited stores of Limited Brands Inc (LB), an owner and operator of clothing stores, in a leveraged buyout transaction, for $## mil. Previously, LB announced that it was seeking

Golden Gate Capital acquires Limited Brands Inc-Express from Limited Brands Inc through a leveraged buyout Golden Gate Capital acquires Limited Brands Inc-Express from Limited Brands Inc through a leveraged buyoutJul 09, 2007

US - Golden Gate Capital (GG) acquired a ##% interest in the Express brand (EB) of Limited Brands Inc (LB), an owner and operator of clothing stores, for $### mil in cash, in a leveraged buyout transaction. The transaction had been

Limited Brands Inc acquires La Senza Corp Limited Brands Inc acquires La Senza CorpJan 12, 2007

CANADA - Limited Brands Inc acquired all the outstanding common stock of La Senza Corp, a retailer of lingerie, sleepwear and women's apparel, via a tender offer for ##.## Canadian dollars ($##.## US) in cash per share, or

Limited Brands Inc-Bath & Body acquires Slatkin & Co Limited Brands Inc-Bath & Body acquires Slatkin & CoMay 16, 2005

US - The Bath & Body Works chain of Limited Brands Inc acquired Slatkin & Co, a developer of home fragrance products.

Boutique Jacob Inc acquires La Senza Corp-Annex Women's from Limited Brands Inc Boutique Jacob Inc acquires La Senza Corp-Annex Women's from Limited Brands IncFeb 17, 2004

US - Boutique Jacob Inc acquired ## annex women's stores of La Senza Corp, a retailer of lingerie and apparel. The transaction was subject to customary conditions.

Limited Brands Inc-Bath & Body acquires C.O. Bigelow Limited Brands Inc-Bath & Body acquires C.O. BigelowDec 31, 2003

US - The Bath & Body Works chain of Limited Brands Inc acquired C.O. Bigelow, a manufacturer of personal care products.

Sears Roebuck & Co acquires Limited Brands-Structure Brand from Limited Brands Inc Sears Roebuck & Co acquires Limited Brands-Structure Brand from Limited Brands IncSep 15, 2003

US - Sears Roebuck & Co acquired the Structure Brand of Limited Brands Inc, an owner and operator of clothing stores. Terms were not disclosed.

YM Inc acquires La Senza Corp-Suzy Shier Div from Limited Brands Inc YM Inc acquires La Senza Corp-Suzy Shier Div from Limited Brands IncJul 25, 2003

CANADA - YM Inc acquired the Suzy Shier division of La Senza Corp, a retailer of lingerie and sleepwear. Originally, in April ####, La Senza Corp, announced that it was seeking a buyer for its Suzy Shier division.

Investor Group acquires Limited Brands Inc-Lerner NY from Limited Brands Inc through a leveraged buyout Investor Group acquires Limited Brands Inc-Lerner NY from Limited Brands Inc through a leveraged buyoutFeb 17, 2003

US - A mangement-led investor group, comprised of Richard P Crystal, the President and CEO of Limited Brands Inc's (LBI) Lerner New York chain (LNY), and Bear Stearns Cos Inc's Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Group unit, acquired the

Limited Inc acquires remaining interest in Intimate Brands Inc(Limited) Limited Inc acquires remaining interest in Intimate Brands Inc(Limited)Mar 21, 2002

US - Limited Inc (LTD) acquired the remaining ##% stake, or ##.### mil common shares, which it did not already own, in Intimate Brands Inc (IBI), an owner and operator of women's accessory stores, for $#.### bil. LTD

Charming Shoppes Inc acquires Lane Bryant Inc(Limited Inc) from Limited Brands Inc Charming Shoppes Inc acquires Lane Bryant Inc(Limited Inc) from Limited Brands IncAug 17, 2001

US - Charming Shoppes Inc acquired all the outstanding stock of Lane Bryant Inc (LB), a manufacturer and retailer of plus-size women's apparel, from Limited Inc (LT), for $###.### mil. The consideration consisted of $### mil in cash

Freeman Spogli & Co acquires Galyan's Trading Co(Limited) from Limited Inc through a leveraged buyout Freeman Spogli & Co acquires Galyan's Trading Co(Limited) from Limited Inc through a leveraged buyoutSep 01, 1999

Freeman Spogli & Co acquired a ##% interest in Galyan's Trading from The Limited Inc for $### mil.

Limited Brands Inc spins off Too Inc Limited Brands Inc spins off Too IncAug 24, 1999

Limited Inc (LI) completed the spinoff of its Too Inc (TI) unit to its shareholders in a transaction valued at $###.### mil. LI common shareholders received # TI common share per LI share held. The shares were valued based

Xunely Ltd acquires remaining interest in La Senza PLC(Suzy Shier Ltd) from Limited Brands Inc Xunely Ltd acquires remaining interest in La Senza PLC(Suzy Shier Ltd) from Limited Brands IncJul 30, 1998

Xunely Ltd completed its tender offer to acquire the remaining ##.##% stake, or ##,###,### ordinary shares, that it did not already own in La Senza PLC, for #.# British pounds ($.### US) in cash per share

Xunely Ltd acquires La Senza PLC(Suzy Shier Ltd) from Limited Brands Inc Xunely Ltd acquires La Senza PLC(Suzy Shier Ltd) from Limited Brands IncJun 04, 1998

Xunely acquired a ##.##% interest, or ##,###,### ordinary shares, in La Senza, a unit of Suzy Shier.

Taubman Centers Inc acquires Limited Inc-Mall,Columbus,Ohio from Limited Brands Inc Taubman Centers Inc acquires Limited Inc-Mall,Columbus,Ohio from Limited Brands IncDec 31, 1997

Taubman Centers Inc acquired an undisclosed majority interest the mall located in Columbus, Ohio, from Limited Inc for $##.# mil in cash.

Undisclosed Acquiror acquires Penhaligon's Ltd(Intimate Bra) from Limited Inc Undisclosed Acquiror acquires Penhaligon's Ltd(Intimate Bra) from Limited IncApr 10, 1997

Intimate Brands, a unit of Limited, divested its Penhaligon's unit to an unnamed buyer.

Brylane LP(The Limited Inc) acquires Chadwick's of Boston Ltd from TJX Cos Inc Brylane LP(The Limited Inc) acquires Chadwick's of Boston Ltd from TJX Cos IncDec 06, 1996

Brylane, a unit of Limited, acquired all the outstanding shares of Chadwick's of Boston (CWB), a unit of TJX, for $### mil. The consideration consisted of $### mil in cash and a $## mil convertible subordinated note. The transaction

La Senza Inc acquires Woolworth Canada Inc-Silk and from Foot Locker Inc La Senza Inc acquires Woolworth Canada Inc-Silk and from Foot Locker IncOct 16, 1996

La Senza, a unit of Suzy Shier, acquired the Silk and Satin lingerie division of Woolworth Canada, a unit of Woolworth. Terms were not disclosed.

Limited Brands, Inc. M&A Summary


Limited Brands, Inc. has made 16 acquisitions while taking stakes in 1 companies. Limited Brands, Inc. has 22 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009000
2008000
2007102
2006000
2005100
2004001
2003103
2002101
2001001
2000000
1999002
1998002
1997002
1996201
1995100
1994100
1993001
1992000
1991010
1990101
1989001
1988101
1987000
1986001
1985200
1984100
1983001
1982301
Total16122

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