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Guess? co-founders Maurice and Paul Marciano and CEO Carlos Alberini Partner with Authentic Brands Group to take Guess? private

August 2025

Client(s) Co-founders and Chief Executive Officer of Guess?, Inc.

Jones Day is advising the co-founders and Chief Executive Officer of Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) in their strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group LLC pursuant to which Authentic will acquire 51% of substantially all Guess? intellectual property and all of the outstanding common stock of Guess? not owned by the rolling stockholders at $16.75 per share in an all-cash transaction that values Guess? at approximately $1.4 billion, including debt.

Upon completion of the transaction, Guess?’s common stock will no longer be publicly traded.

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