Brandtree

When did OTB Group buy and sell its brands?

OTB Group has completed 3 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 2002 to 2021.

DateTypeAssetsCounterpartyValue
Jan 2021AcquisitionJil SanderOnward HoldingsUndisclosed
Jan 2015AcquisitionMarni—Undisclosed
Jan 2002AcquisitionMaison Margiela—Undisclosed

2021

Acquisition closed

OTB Group acquires Jil Sander

OTB bought Jil Sander from the Japanese group Onward Holdings in 2021, adding a minimalist German house to a portfolio built around Diesel and Maison Margiela. Neither side disclosed a price. OTB reported the following February that Jil Sander had reached break-even nine months after joining the group. Only the year is recorded here.

Value
Undisclosed
Regulatory
None recorded

2015

Acquisition closed

OTB Group acquires Marni

OTB took full control of Marni in 2015, two years after first investing in the Milanese house. The group has never disclosed the terms of either step. Only the year of the full acquisition is recorded here; OTB held a stake it has not quantified between 2013 and 2015.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

2002

Acquisition closed

OTB Group acquires Maison Margiela

Renzo Rosso became the majority shareholder of Maison Margiela in 2002, the same year he founded OTB as a holding company for Diesel and the acquisitions he intended to make. The group took full control of the brand in 2006. OTB is privately held and has never published what it paid. Only the year is recorded here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

OTB Group acquisitions on a timeline

Timeline of completed acquisitions by OTB Group

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