Luxury Fashion Platform Mytheresa Aims to Go Public at $1.58 Billion Valuation

Mytheresa is a digital platform that sells products from luxury fashion brands to its customers, such as Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Gucci. (Mytheresa via Facebook)
Mytheresa is a digital platform that sells products from luxury fashion brands to its customers, such as Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Gucci. (Mytheresa via Facebook)
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Luxury Fashion Platform Mytheresa Aims to Go Public at $1.58 Billion Valuation

Mytheresa is a digital platform that sells products from luxury fashion brands to its customers, such as Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Gucci. (Mytheresa via Facebook)
Mytheresa is a digital platform that sells products from luxury fashion brands to its customers, such as Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Gucci. (Mytheresa via Facebook)

Mytheresa said on Tuesday it aims to raise as much as $282 million in its US initial public offering, valuing the German luxury fashion e-commerce site at $1.58 billion.

Mytheresa said it plans to sell about 15.6 million American depositary shares (ADS) priced at between $16 and $18 apiece.

Munich-based Mytheresa is a digital platform that sells products from luxury fashion brands to its customers, such as Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Gucci.

After a series of stellar debuts last year, highlighted by those of Airbnb Inc and DoorDash Inc, the US IPO market is set to have another strong year of debuts in 2021, with at least eight businesses slated to price their offerings this week, seeking to raise a total of nearly $5 billion.

Mytheresa will list its ADS on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MYTE”, the company said.

The IPO proceeds are earmarked to repay debt related to last year’s bankruptcy of former parent Neiman Marcus.

Morgan Stanley & Co and J.P. Morgan Securities are the lead underwriters on Mytheresa’s offering.



Michael Kors Owner Capri's CFO to Join Macy's as Finance Head

People walk by a Michael Kors store in Lakewood, Colorado June 1, 2016. (Reuters)
People walk by a Michael Kors store in Lakewood, Colorado June 1, 2016. (Reuters)
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Michael Kors Owner Capri's CFO to Join Macy's as Finance Head

People walk by a Michael Kors store in Lakewood, Colorado June 1, 2016. (Reuters)
People walk by a Michael Kors store in Lakewood, Colorado June 1, 2016. (Reuters)

Capri Holdings' chief financial officer and operations head, Thomas Edwards, will leave the luxury holding company to assume similar roles at department store chain Macy's in June.

Edwards, who has been with the company since April 2017, will be succeeded by unit Michael Kors' Rajal Mehta as interim CFO, Reuters reported.

The change at Capri comes amid reports of Italian luxury group Prada moving closer to a deal for its Versace brand.

In March, Capri said Donatella Versace would step down as the main designer for Versace after almost three decades.

Edwards will replace Adrian Mitchell at Macy's. Mitchell, appointed finance head in 2020, was most recently involved in a turnaround at the Bloomingdale's parent rolled out by CEO Tony Spring.