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NexCen Brands, Inc. began its current brand acquisition and management strategy in June 2006, when it acquired UCC Capital Corporation. UCC Capital was the premier provider of financing and strategic advisory service to companies with core assets in Intellectual Property, and its acquisition provided NexCen with a management team that had significant expertise in investing in brands, creating value in the brands it owned, and using a disciplined approach to investing its capital to generate high returns on investment. UCC Capital also provided NexCen with significant contacts and networks in each of the industries in which NexCen operates today.
Since acquiring UCC Capital Corporation, and under the leadership of UCC's founder Robert D'Loren, NexCen has successfully acquired brands in each of our operating segments. Today our brands generate in excess of $ 1.3 billion in retail sales.
November 2006 - NexCen acquired The Athlete's Foot, a franchised athletic footwear and apparel retail brand.
February 2007 - NexCen acquired Bill Blass, a luxury classic American fashion brand.
February 2007- NexCen acquired MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab Creamery, two franchised brands in the premium hand-mixed ice cream category.
May 2007 - NexCen acquired Waverly, a premier lifestyle brand in the home category.
August 2007 - NexCen acquired Pretzel Time and Pretzelmaker, two franchised brands in the hand rolled pretzel category.
November 2007 – NexCen acquired Shoebox, a multi-brand retailer for luxury footwear, handbags and accessories.
January 2008 – NexCen acquired Great American Cookies, a franchised gourmet cookie brand carrying cookies, cookie cakes, brownies and beverages.
NexCen plans to continue to grow its brands organically both domestically and through international expansion, synergistically by leveraging its world-class infrastructure and resources across brands. Finally, NexCen is committed to grow our business through continued acquisitions in each of our operating segments.
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