Marubeni strengthens life-style model platform with Jacobson acquisition

Marubeni has introduced the acquisition of the UK-based Jacobson Group Limited, proprietor of a portfolio of footwear manufacturers together with Gola, Lotus, Ravel and Frank Wright, in addition to the licensed manufacturers Dunlop and Lonsdale. The deal reinforces Marubeni’s growth into consumer-related sectors as a part of its Mid-Term Management Strategy, GC2027.

Under the settlement, Jacobson has been built-in into Marubeni’s US funding arm, Marubeni Consumer Platform U.S. (MCPU), which already owns R.G. Barry Corporation (RGB), the corporate behind the favored US slipper and room shoe model, Dearfoams.

Marubeni goals to speed up Jacobson’s progress and broaden the approach to life model enterprise platform with RGB as its core by combining RGB’s strong gross sales infrastructure and company capabilities with Jacobson’s model portfolio.

“The acquisition of Jacobson Group advances the platform architecture we’ve been building and comes at a particularly exciting time, fuelled by Gola’s rapidly expanding market resonance”, stated MCPU President Shana Randhava. 

Founded in 1905, Gola is now distributed in over 30 nations throughout the UK, North America, and Europe. The model is characterised by designs that mix traditional British heritage silhouettes with up to date trend sensibilities, and it has a robust model legacy rooted in sports activities resembling soccer. 

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