M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.60
PLBY Group sells Lovers business for ~$13.5M cash; focuses on Playboy brand
Playboy, Inc.
- Purchase price ~$13.5M cash; up to 23% in escrow; seller sells wholly-owned subsidiary TLA Acquisition Corp holding Lovers.
- Lovers is an online and brick-and-mortar sexual wellness retailer with 40 stores in five states.
- Transaction expected to close in Q4 2023 subject to customary closing conditions.
- Sale represents step towards capital-light business model focused on Playboy brand.