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Agreement signedPublished 12 Sep 2026

Marquee Brands /
Roots

Marquee Brands agreed in August to take Roots private for about $3 a share in cash, roughly $116 million equity value, with Searchlight Capital exiting after a decade as controlling shareholder.

Equity value
roughly $116 million
Stage
Agreement signed
Seller
Searchlight Capital
Source · 12 Sep 2026
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01 / BuyerMarquee Brands
02 / SellerSearchlight Capital
03 / TargetRoots
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What happened

Shareholders vote Oct 13; close targeted for Q4 2026.

Joe Mimran (Joe Fresh, Club Monaco) and Frank Rocchetti run day-to-day through JM&A. Searchlight, Kernwood, and the board already locked about 69% of the vote, so the two-thirds bar is basically pre-wired.

Who bought Roots?

Marquee Brands agreed to acquire Roots from Searchlight Capital in a deal valuing it at roughly $116 million equity value (Agreement signed, posted 12 Sep 2026).

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The source

Estimate

$116m Equity value

01
Source

Marquee Brands agreed in August to take Roots private for about $3 a share in cash, roughly $116 million equity value, with Searchlight Capital exiting after a decade as controlling shareholder.

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Timeline

Dates marked ahead haven’t happened yet.

  1. Agreement signed

  2. Published by the source

  3. Expected close

  4. Shareholder vote

The same firms, in other posted deals

  1. Searchlight Capital · buyer (backer) · Investor group led by Thomas Priore / Searchlight Capital equity commitments / Priority Technology HoldingsAfter this deal
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Deal Web

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This dealMarquee Brands / RootsAgreement signed · Published 12 Sep 2026
BuyerMarquee BrandsTargetRootsSellerSearchlight CapitalNamed in the postJoe Mimran
This dealMarquee Brands / Roots

Agreement signed · Marquee Brands agreed to acquire Roots from Searchlight Capital (Agreement signed, posted 12 Sep 2026).

Posted 12 Sep 2026
Timeline
  1. Agreement signed
  2. Posted on @carrywatch
  3. Expected close
  4. Shareholder vote
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Deal Web as a list
  • Marquee Brands (Buyer) agreed to acquire this deal. Marquee Brands: 1 deal on Carrywatch.
  • Roots (Target) target this deal. Roots: 1 deal on Carrywatch.
  • Searchlight Capital (Seller) selling this deal. Searchlight Capital: 2 deals on Carrywatch.
  • Joe Mimran (Named in the post) named in post this deal. Joe Mimran: named in 1 post on Carrywatch.
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