Golden Goose acquired by Permira
Permira agreed to acquire Golden Goose, an Italian luxury footwear and apparel brand, on Feb 12, 2020.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Golden Goose
- Acquirer
- Permira Investor profile →
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2020-02-12
- Geography
- Italy
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-10-04
- Latest update
- 2026-10-18
Parties at the deal date
Acquirer
Current investor profile →Permira is a global investment firm operating private equity and credit strategies, including buyout and growth equity, with sector expertise in technology, consumer, healthcare, and services.
Snapshot preserved for this transaction; current company profiles may differ.
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
EUR 1.3B
100% enterprise value | EUR
Basis: Estimated
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
Approx. $1.4B USD using FX date 2020-02-12 at 1.0914 EUR/USD.
EV / revenue
5x
Period: FY2019
Basis: Derived from source data
EV / EBITDA
-
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: Estimated
Basis
- Nicki Lange reports a sale just under €1.3bn and 2019 revenue above €260m. Using those thresholds as estimates gives 5.0x EV/revenue. The separately reported 14x earnings multiple does not specify EBITDA.
Source summary
Reuters: Permira reaches agreement to buy Golden Goose
Estimatedreached an agreement to buy Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden
Open sourceGolden Goose Acquired by Permira
EstimatedRevenues at Golden Goose rose from Euro 140 million in 2017 to more than Euro 260 million last year
Open sourcePermira snatches Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose - source
EstimatedReuters February 12, 2020 1 min read
Open sourcePermira snatches Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose - source
Estimatedan agreement to buy Italian luxury sneaker brand GoldenGoose
Open sourceNICKI LANGE | JOURNAL | GOLDEN GOOSE ACQUIRED BY PERMIRA
Estimatedsold for just under Euro 1.3 billion
Open sourceNICKI LANGE | JOURNAL | GOLDEN GOOSE ACQUIRED BY PERMIRA
Estimatedmore than Euro 260 million last year
Open sourceNICKI LANGE | JOURNAL | GOLDEN GOOSE ACQUIRED BY PERMIRA
Estimatedat 14 times its 2019 earnings
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