Acquisition closed
Authentic Brands acquires Eddie Bauer (2021)
Authentic Brands completed the acquisition of Eddie Bauer on 1 March 2021.[1]
Authentic Brands acquired Eddie Bauer, the outdoor company whose founder patented the quilted down jacket in 1940 after nearly dying of hypothermia. The price was not disclosed, and the brand is licensed to operators rather than run by its owner.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Buyer
- Authentic Brands
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Eddie Bauer
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentic Brands | Eddie Bauer | owns | 100% | 2021-03-01 | present |
Who owns Eddie Bauer today?
- Eddie Bauer — owned by Authentic Brands since 2021
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Authentic Brands Group completes acquisition of Brooks Brothers — Authentic Brands Group LLC, Official press release, published 30 September 2020; retrieved 16 September 2026. This link no longer opens the document.
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