A&B COUTURE

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LUXURY READY-TO-WEAR MANUFACTURING & DESIGN

Founded in 1948 and taken over in 2018 by Tristan Henner, A&B is a contract manufacturer and design office for haute couture and luxury women’s ready-to-wear serving the major fashion houses, based in Saint-Martin-des-Tilleuls (Vendée). Its business is organised into two divisions: (i) six production workshops, producing collections and made-to-measure pieces, from one-off items to small series of up to a few hundred units per model, and (ii) a design office, handling pattern-making and prototyping. The Group employs 390 people.

KEY STRENGTHS

A&B has outstanding expertise in a niche market, with long-standing, loyal relationships with top-tier luxury houses.

The Group enjoys a strong position in a resilient ultra-luxury market.

Under the leadership of its CEO, Tristan Henner, A&B has pursued a structured external growth strategy, resulting in 4 successive acquisitions. Further targets are currently under review.

The Group holds the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label, reflecting its industrial expertise and the quality of its production.

RESPONSIBLE APPROACH

A&B poursuit une démarche de recyclage des chutes de textiles afin de leur donner une seconde vie, d’économie d’énergie liée à la production au sein des différents ateliers, et de la mise en place d’une politique interne incitative pour favoriser les déplacements domicile-travail décarbonés. Certains ateliers sont également labellisés GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) pour garantir une fabrication écologiquement et socialement responsable.

PROJECT

Innovafonds invested in January 2024 as part of an MBO enabling Tristan Henner to significantly increase his stake and become the Group’s majority shareholder. The transaction also allowed the long-standing financial investor to exit, marking a new stage in the Group’s development and aiming to accelerate its growth and strengthen its positioning.

Innovafonds supports the Group’s growth strategy along three main pillars:

  • ORGANIC GROWTH: strengthening its positioning in the luxury ready-to-wear segment
  • OPERATIONAL STRENGTHENING: structuring the organisation and management of the business
  • EXTERNAL GROWTH: an active “build-up” strategy, reflected in 4 acquisitions to broaden the offering and expand into new geographies

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