Regent L.P. Acquires Hanes Europe Innerwear (HEI) from HanesBrands
November 4, 2022
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Regent L.P. has acquired HanesBrands' European innerwear business, Hanes Europe Innerwear (HEI), in a transaction announced in November 2021 and completed in early 2022. The deal (reported at a symbolic €1) transfers ownership of HEI — which operates brands including Dim, Playtex, Shock Absorber, Abanderado, Nur Die, Lovable and others across France, Spain, Germany and Italy — to Regent, which plans to provide financial support and operational expertise to reposition the brands for growth.
- Buyers
- Regent L.P.
- Targets
- Hanes Europe Innerwear (HEI)
- Sellers
- HanesBrands
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Île-de-France, France
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
Explore More
Related Acquisitions
-
Regent to Acquire Avon North America from LG H&H
August 24, 2026
Consumer Products
Regent agreed to acquire Avon North America from LG Household & Health Care (LG H&H), reuniting Avon’s North American and international businesses under common ownership for the first time since 2016. The transaction is expected to close on September 1, with Lisa Siders set to become CEO of the combined Avon business upon closing.
-
Hilco Consumer-Retail Acquires Hanes Outlet and Maidenform Store Operations
July 27, 2024
Retail
Hilco Consumer-Retail (HCR) completed the acquisition of the operations for Hanes Outlet and Maidenform stores on July 27, 2024. HCR will operate the stores using its RevUp Virtual Store Management program, aims to retain store teams, and will work with landlords to maximize the go-forward store footprint. The transaction represents Hanesbrands' divestiture of its brick-and-mortar store operations to a retail asset and operations specialist.
-
Regent Acquires Club Monaco from Ralph Lauren
May 13, 2021
Retail
Regent, L.P., a global private equity firm, has agreed to acquire the Club Monaco brand from Ralph Lauren Corporation; the transaction is expected to close by the end of June. Ralph Lauren said the sale is part of a portfolio realignment to focus on its core namesake brands, while Regent plans to leverage its retail and e-commerce expertise to grow the Club Monaco brand.
-
Regent Holding Company Acquires Household Essentials
January 7, 2021
Consumer Products
Regent Holding Company, the Memphis-based owner of home brands including Creative Co-Op and Bloomingville, has acquired Household Essentials, a Hazelwood, Missouri-based home storage and laundry solutions provider. The acquisition adds Household Essentials' e-commerce expertise and ready-to-assemble furniture offerings to Regent's omni-channel home products platform.
-
H.I.G. Europe to Acquire Lagardère Sports from Lagardère Group
February 20, 2020
Marketing & Advertising
An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G. Europe) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lagardère Sports from the Lagardère Group, which will retain a 24.9% minority stake. Lagardère Sports is a global sports-marketing firm with ~1,300 employees and more than €450 million in annual sales; H.I.G. plans to rebrand the company, install Stefan Felsing as CEO and pursue growth pending antitrust clearance.
-
H.I.G. Europe Acquires Cadica, Tessilgraf and Bernini to Create Luxury Fashion Components Group
May 7, 2019
Manufacturing
H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, completed the simultaneous acquisition of Italian labels, trims and packaging manufacturers Cadica, Tessilgraf and Bernini and combined them into a single Group. The new Group will serve premium and ultra-luxury fashion brands worldwide, leveraging shared IT, logistics and manufacturing capabilities and acting as a platform for further industry consolidation and add-on acquisitions.
Build a buyer list for your deal
Find active buyers from recent acquisition patterns and move straight into outreach.