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HBC, Parent Of Saks Fifth Avenue, To Acquire Neiman Marcus Group For $2.65 Billion And Establish Saks Global



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July 4 (Reuters) -HBC:

  • HBC, PARENT OF SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, TO ACQUIRE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP FOR $2.65 BILLION AND ESTABLISH SAKS GLOBAL, A TECHNOLOGY-POWERED LUXURY RETAIL COMPANY

  • HBC: UPON TRANSACTION CLOSE, HBC WILL ESTABLISH SAKS GLOBAL

  • HBC: UPON DEAL CLOSE, HBC'S CANADIAN BUSINESS WILL BE RECAPITALIZED AS A STANDALONE ENTITY, SEPARATE FROM SAKS GLOBAL

  • HBC: AMAZON WILL BE AN INVESTOR IN AND WORK WITH SAKS GLOBAL FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE TRANSACTION

  • HBC: UPON CLOSING OF TRANSACTION, SAKS GLOBAL WILL COMPRISE SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, SAKS OFF 5TH, NEIMAN MARCUS AND BERGDORF GOODMAN BRANDS

  • HBC: SECURED $1.15 BILLION FULLY COMMITTED TERM LOAN FINANCING FROM INVESTMENT FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY AFFILIATES OF APOLLO

  • HBC: SECURED A $2 BILLION FULLY COMMITTED REVOLVING ASSET BASED LOAN FACILITY

  • HBC: BOARDS OF HBC AND NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP HAVE APPROVED TRANSACTION

  • HBC: SALESFORCE WILL ALSO BECOME AN INVESTOR FOLLOWING CLOSE OF TRANSACTION

  • HBC: IAN PUTNAM, CURRENTLY PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HBC PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS, WILL BECOME CEO OF SAKS GLOBAL PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS

  • HBC: CURRENT SAKS.COM CEO MARC METRICK WILL BECOME CEO OF SAKS GLOBAL

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