Editor’s Note
This analysis of 2024’s M&A landscape reveals a market operating at a historic pace, with over 440 transactions recorded in fashion and luxury. The activity spans all categories, from jewelry to beauty, and extends beyond simple brand acquisitions to include major corporate integrations and restructurings, signaling a profound sector-wide transformation.
Over the past year, the global brand investment and M&A database, continuously developed by the “Luxe Intelligence,” has recorded over 440 acquisition transactions in the fashion and luxury sector, indicating a historically high level of activity.
Significant brand acquisitions have occurred across various sub-categories of fashion and luxury, from jewelry to leather goods, and from apparel to beauty and personal care.
Beyond “brands,” many milestone integrations and restructuring actions have also taken place in “channels,” involving online luxury e-commerce platforms as well as offline high-end department stores and outlet malls.
Based on transaction scale and industry impact, “Luxe.co” has selected the 10 most representative fashion and luxury acquisition deals of 2024:
1) Richemont Group acquires the Italian high-end jewelry brand Vhernier.
2) FountainVest Partners, in conjunction with Unison Capital, acquires the Japanese high-end jewelry brand Tasaki.
3) Private equity firm Regent acquires the Swiss luxury leather goods brand Bally.
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