Engagement
Metis Partners was appointed by PwC to support the marketing and sale of the IP assets of Brantano Retail.
Company
Brantano had been trading since 1998, targeting the low/mid-priced market and generating circa $100m at its peak. Brantano stocked famous footwear brands including, Clarks, Hushpuppy, Sketchers, Adidas and Nike. The Company also sold many own-brand ranges, producing circa 300 new shoe designs per season.
IP Assets Sold
- Portfolio of registered & unregistered trademarks
- Rights to thousands of unregistered designs
- Proprietary software supporting e-commerce website
- Goodwill rights in the Brantano corporate & product brands
- Website content & domain name
Highlight of this IP Sale
Our IP diligence identified that there was not a clear-cut bundle of IP rights ready for sale. The e-commerce website and customer database were shared by another of the Company’s retail brands, Jones The Bootmaker and we had to help in both separating the IP and building buyer confidence that they would be able to gain clear ownership rights over Brantano’s IP. Further complexities arose from the Company’s reputation having been tarnished from two previous Administrations. Our IP expertise enabled us to support buyer diligence and we completed a successful IP sale, and the business has been relaunched online.
