Company type | Private |
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Industry | clothing industry |
Founded | 1978 |
Founders | Margaretha Ley Wolfgang Ley |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Key people | |
Products | Women's Fashion Handbags Shoes Fragrances Eyewear |
Owner | Regent, L.P. |
Website | escada |
Escada SE is a luxury women's designer clothing company headquartered in Aschheim, Germany. The company is owned by Regent, L.P., an international private equity firm led by investor Michael Reinstein.[1]
The company was founded in 1978 by designer Margaretha Ley. It currently retails fashion accessories and ready-to-wear. As of 2017, Escada SE operates in 80 countries with 600 points of sale worldwide. The luxury fashion label employs around 1,500 employees with international locations in Milan, Paris, Tokyo, London, Beverly Hills, and New York City.