Hardy Capital Partners buys online footwear retailer ShoeMe.ca
Hardy Capital Partners, a merchant bank established by Roger Hardy, founder and former CEO of Coastal Contacts Inc, has acquired ShoeMe.ca, an online footwear retailer, for an undisclosed amount. The Vancouver-based ShoeMe.ca will be combined with another acquisition, U.S.-based OnlineShoes.com, to form a new retail footwear business with headquarters in Canada. Earlier this year, online eyewear provider Coastal Contacts was acquired by Essilor International SA for $430 million. The company was in the past backed by Canadian private equity firm Vancity Capital Corp.
15 July 2014•3 mins read
