Women's Fashion Accessories And Ready-To-Wear Clothes Business For Sale

Business description

In the southwest of France – Company which creates, produces and distributes women’s fashion accessories and ready-to-wear clothes

. 2007 sales: ˜ 6,000 K€
. 2007 EBIT: ˜ 315 K€
. 2007 net result after tax: ˜ 175 K€
. Headcount: ˜ 60
. Reason for opening the company capital: search for a partner already established on one or more key foreign markets (with the USA as a priority) with a view of accelerating the company growth through the development of significant markets and products synergies
. In case of sale of 100 % of the company shares, the company owner would be willing to support the new owner for a to-be-defined number of months
Comments:
Attractive and complete products ranges with an always renewed creativity, well suiting various and demanding final customers categories – quite well asserted trademarks – a medium size French regional business exporting 40 % of its production abroad – a sometimes unique technical know-how – a network of qualified subcontractors in countries with low workforce costs – a strong balance sheet
. Presentation price for 100 % of the company shares: 2,200 K€

Property information

Real Estate:

Real Property Included

Location:

The business is located in a village, approx. 20 miles from Limoges large city

Other information

Expansion potential:

In matters of accessories, the company position in France is already quite strong; main sales developements should occur on foreign markets; the company has already penetrated the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, the USA, Japan, Taiwan, but should reinforce it marketshare on these markets, and should penetrate new markets (Russia, Middle East, ...).

In matters of ready-to-wear clothes, the company has only approached so far the French, British and Irish markets, but the company is planning to enter the other markets where accessories are distributed so far.

Competition / Market:

In matters of accessories, the company, as opposed to the competition, offers a complete range of products, with matched hat / scarf / gloves suits; the competition in this field is not that strong. In matters of ready-to-wear clothes, the competition is very large, but the company is developing efficient commercial synergies with its accessories product range.

Support & training:

After the sale to a partner of a minority of the company capital, the seller would be in principle quite willing to go on managing the company.

Reasons for selling:

The seller is willing to sell a minority of the company capital to a partner already established on certain key markets (with the USA as a priority) in order to accelerate the company development on these key markets.