Jones New York
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| Industry | Brand management |
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| Headquarters | New York City |
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Key people
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Jamie Salter (CEO) Nick Woodhouse (President & CMO) Kevin Clarke (CFO) Chris Farrell (CSO) |
| Website | www |
Authentic Brands Group is an American brand development and licensing company based out of New York, NY. In conjunction with Leonard Green & Partners, ABG's acquires, manages and builds value in consumer brands. ABG owns such consumer brands as Juicy Couture, Jones New York, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Prince Tennis, Tapout, Hickey Freeman, Judith Leiber and several others.
Jamie Salter is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABG. Prior to ABG, Jamie was the CEO of Hilco Consumer Capital Corp. (“HCC”) and he previously served as President of GSI.
On October 7, 2013, Authentic Brands Group announced the purchase of Juicy Couture from Fifth & Pacific for $195 million. On November 14, 2013, Authentic Brands Group announced plans to bring the brand to Kohl’s stores nationwide and Kohls.com, beginning in fall 2014.
On November 19, 2013, Authentic Brands Group announced the purchase of the estate of Muhammad Ali that would include all of Ali's intellectual property, including the largest library of photos and videos of the boxer in existence.
Authentic Brands Group purchases brands in the sports, celebrity, men's fashion and women's fashion categories and licenses the intellectual property to retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and direct-to-consumer channels worldwide.
ABG's primary brands include:
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