J.Crew could be a good fit for Uniqlo, but not at $5 bln | Business Information & News | Westlaw

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3/3/14 REUTERS 16:12:54
REUTERS
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March 3, 2014
J.Crew could be a good fit for Uniqlo, but not at $5 bln
Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - An acquisition of preppy J.Crew by Fast Retailing could fit snugly between its Uniqlo basics and more upmarket Theory brands, but the Japanese clothing firm is likely to balk at the $5 billion price tag J.Crew is said to be asking...
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Company: LEONARD GREEN AND PARTNERS LP; TPG CAPITAL LP; ELAND WORLD LTD; BARNEYS NEW YORK INC; FAST RETAILING CO LTD; ESPRIT HOLDINGS LTD; ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP; ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CO; J CREW INTERNATIONAL INC; GAP INC (THE)
Industry: (Department Stores (1DE95); Retail (1RE82); Consumer Products & Services (1CO62); Apparel & Accessories Retailers (1AP25); Retailers (1RE64); Apparel & Textiles (1AP20); General Merchandise Stores (1GE70); Apparel (1AP19))
Region: (Asia (1AS61); Far East (1FA27); North America (1NO39); Japan (1JA96); U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region (1MI18); USA (1US73); New York (1NE72); Americas (1AM92); Eastern Asia (1EA61))
Language: EN
Other Indexing: (Yoshihiro Kunii; Ryota Himeno; Tadashi Yanai; Takahiro Kazahaya; Mickey Drexler)
Keywords: securities (MCC:OEC); (N2:US); (N2:AMERS); (N2:USA); (MCCL:OEC)
Word Count: 799