Japan's Fast Retailing In Talks To Buy J. Crew [REPORT]

Mark Melin

Published onFebruary 28, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

On the heels of men’s clothing retailers Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc (NASDAQ:JOSB) and Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE:MW) bruising acquisition battle, women’s retailer J. Crew Group appears to be in a more civilized transaction to sell to Japan’s Fast Retailing Co Ltd (TYO:9983) for as much as $5 billion.

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$5 billion price tag

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Retailing approached J. Crew management about a potential buyout. The terms of the deal...

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

Japan's Fast Retailing In Talks To Buy J. Crew [REPORT]

$5 billion price tag

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