Authentic Brands Group Completes Transaction Taking Guess? Private

Published on January 27, 2026
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES—Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a global brand development and licensing platform, and Guess? Inc., announced they have completed the transaction to take Guess? private, effective January 23, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, which was originally announced in August of 2025, Authentic now owns 51 percent of substantially all Guess? intellectual property, and existing Guess? shareholders, including Maurice Marciano, Paul Marciano, Nicolai Marciano, Carlos Alberini and certain of their respective trusts, foundations and affiliates, now own 49 percent of all Guess? intellectual property.
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