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DateStatusStake AcquiredDeal PriceDeal TypeCurrency Used
June 2005Completed100%$653,000,000AcquisitionCash
TargetBuyerSeller
Private label credit card accounts
HSBC-North America Retail Services
Stake Acquired: 100 %
Deal Amount
Deal Price$653,000,000
Cash Amount$540,000,000
Enterprise Value (EV)$653,000,000
Financials for Target: Private label credit card accountsTransaction MultiplesTransaction Multiples w/ Max. Contingency
Total Assets N/AEV / A    EV / A    
Stockholder's Equity N/AEV / SE    EV / SE    
Revenues N/AEV / R    EV / R    
Net Income (Loss) N/AEV / E    EV / E    
Cash Flow N/AEV / CF    EV / CF    
EBITDA N/AEV / EBITDA    EV / EBITDA    
Operating Income (Loss) N/AEV / OI    EV / OI    
Deal Notes
Of the $653 million, HSBC paid $540 million in cash and for the remaining it assumed or repaid the company's securitization liabilities to the tune of $113 million.
Contingency Payments
Has Contingency Payment?No
Termination Fees
Has Termination Fee?No
Target Balance Sheet
Has Other Assumed Liabilities?Yes
Other Assumed Liabilities$113,000,000
Business Description for Seller: The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. is a privately-held luxury retailer with headquarter in Dallas, Texas. The Neiman Marcus Group is comprised of the Specialty Retail Stores division, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, and the Direct Marketing division operating as Neiman Marcus Direct. These retailers offer upscale assortments of apparel, accessories, jewelry, beauty, and decorative home products for the affluent consumer. The company operates Neiman Marcus stores across the United States and Bergdorf Goodman stores in Manhattan. The company also runs Last Call clearance centers. Neiman Marcus Direct, the direct-to-consumer business, conducts both print catalog and online operations under the Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Horchow, Last Call, and CUSP brands. Founded in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, Sr., Carrie Marcus Neiman, and Abraham Lincoln Neiman, Neiman Marcus is owned by private equity firms TPG Capital and Warburg Pincus.

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