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Guess Will Go Private in $1.4 Billion Deal With Authentic

A shopper passes a Guess Inc. store in San Francisco.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Kim Bhasin

August 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM UTC

Updated on

August 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM UTC

Guess? Inc. is going private in a $1.4 billion deal with Authentic Brands Group LLC in partnership with co-founders Maurice and Paul Marciano and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Alberini.

Shareholders will get $16.75 a share in cash, a 26% premium to the stock’s closing price on Tuesday. The deal’s valuation includes debt, the company said in a statement. The shares jumped to near the offer price in New York trading on Wednesday.