About Equitium

Equitium seeks to acquire and manage a broad portfolio of companies offering premium products and services to affluent consumers.

We can achieve dramatic growth of our brands. Our initial acquisition targets are US and European heritage brands in the personal luxury goods industry. Many of our targets are “diamonds in the rough” to which Equitium can provide a compelling strategy, management talent and capital to fulfill their inherent potential and foster their dramatic growth.

We develop and hold. Equitium’s business model, by focusing on the long-term success of our acquisitions, maximizes value creation for all stakeholders. Unlike a private equity fund, we intend to develop and hold our companies, and thereby, we can achieve superior economies of scale and synergies both across the portfolio and with the parent company.

Our Mission

To acquire, build, and grow exceptional companies that create some of the world’s best and most desirable products.

Equitium’s Distinctive Approach

Five strategic principles differentiate Equitium from existing luxury groups and private equity firms:

Serve the same type of customer across industries
There are more synergies owning, for example, a high-end fashion brand and a high-end cosmetics brand than owning high- and low-end fashion brands. The high-end brands advertise in the same publications and are present in the same high-end department stores. Deep knowledge of a single customer segment allows us to serve that segment more effectively.

Own only one brand in each sector and strive to make it the best of its kind
This approach avoids duplication of effort, risk of “infighting,” and cannibalization of sales among sister brands operating in the same segment. It also advantages Equitium when approaching sellers as they understand that their brand will be unique within the portfolio.

Keep each brand focused on its core competence
Limiting each company to its core competence maximizes the chance of producing the best possible products and services. Any expansion of the product line must be limited, carefully chosen, and designed to enhance the brand while growing sales.

Integrate vertically
Our objective is to control as many components of the value chain, from raw materials to retailing, as possible. The drawbacks of greater complexity and lower economies of scale are compensated through higher margins along the value chain and the ability to outperform less-integrated competitors.

Limit the expansion
To ensure exclusivity, authenticity, and to maximize margins, we limit the sales volume and global retail footprint of each brand.