Playboy (MCAC) Confirms Deal to Acquire Lovers

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Playboy Expands Direct-to-Consumer and Retail Store Reach with Deal to Acquire Leading Sexual Wellness Omni-Channel Retailer

February 1, 2021 8:00 AM EST

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (the Company or Playboy), one of the largest and most recognizable lifestyle brands in the world, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TLA Acquisition Corp., the parent company of the Lovers family of stores (Lovers) and a leading omni-channel online and brick-and-mortar sexual wellness chain, with 41 stores in five states. Lovers will further expand Playboys brand portfolio, digital commerce, and direct-to-consumer product sales capabilities, and provide an opportunity to capitalize on the important brick-and-mortar distribution channel that Lovers retail stores represent. The acquisition is... More