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EQUITY INVESTMENT
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
EQUITY INVESTMENTS  
EQUITY INVESTMENT

NOTE 15 — EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Investment in AWWG

In May 2024, the Company acquired a 12.1% minority interest in AWWG for €50 million ($53.6 million). AWWG is a global fashion group and premier platform for international brands. AWWG owns a portfolio of brands including Hackett, Pepe Jeans and Façonnable. This investment is intended to leverage AWWG’s expertise and provide for synergies to support the Company’s international expansion priority through the development of its operational platform in Europe.

In July 2024, the Company acquired an additional 6.6% minority interest in AWWG for €27.1 million ($29.1 million), increasing its total ownership interest to 18.7%. The investment in AWWG is owned by G-III Foreign Holdings B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. G-III Foreign Holdings B.V. reports results on a calendar year basis rather than on the January 31 fiscal year basis used by the Company.

Prior to the additional investment made in July 2024, the Company accounted for its investment in AWWG using the cost method of accounting and the investment was classified in other assets, net in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. As of the date of the additional investment made in July 2024, the Company determined it has significant influence in accordance with ASC 323 primarily through its increased ownership interest, representation on AWWG’s board of directors and the audit committee of the board of directors, its strategic partnership with AWWG, material intra-entity transactions with AWWG and regular access to AWWG’s financial information. As a result, the Company converted the accounting for the investment from the cost method of accounting to the equity method of accounting. The investment is classified in investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2025.

Investment in Karl Lagerfeld Holding B.V.

In February 2016, the Company acquired a 19% minority interest in KLH, the parent company of the group that holds the worldwide rights to the Karl Lagerfeld brand. The Company paid €32.5 million (equal to $35.4 million at the date of the transaction) for this interest. This investment was intended to expand the partnership between the Company and the owners of Karl Lagerfeld brand and extend their business development opportunities on a global scale. In May 2022, the Company acquired the remaining 81% interest in KLH that it did not previously own, and, as a result, KLH began being treated as a consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary. Prior to May 2022, the investment in KLH was accounted for under the equity method of accounting and was reflected in Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2022.

Investment in KL North America

In June 2015, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Karl Lagerfeld Group BV (“KLBV”). The Company paid KLBV $25.0 million for a 49% ownership interest in KLNA. KLNA holds brand rights to all Karl Lagerfeld trademarks, including the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand the Company currently uses, for all consumer products (except

eyewear, fragrance, cosmetics, watches, jewelry, and hospitality services) and apparel in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In May 2022, KLNA became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as a result of the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 81% interest in KLH it did not previously own. Prior to May 2022, the investment in KLNA was accounted for under the equity method of accounting and was reflected in Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2022.