secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GUESS INC (—)
CIK:        0000912463
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-020386
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 2.03, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Guess? completes going-private transaction; Authentic acquires 51% of IP for $16.75/share
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- Merger closed Jan 23, 2026; public shareholders received $16.75 cash per share; stock delisted from NYSE.
- Authentic Brands Group now owns 51% of Guess? IP; Rolling Shareholders (Marcianos, Alberini) own 49%.
- Current Guess? management owns 100% of operating company and will continue running business.
- Guess? has $6B global retail-equivalent sales; becomes Authentic's second-largest brand, boosting portfolio to $38B.
- All pre-Merger directors resigned; Paul Marciano and Carlos Alberini became directors of surviving corporation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912463/000119312526020386/0001193125-26-020386-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912463/000119312526020386/d61242d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-020386

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