Golden Gate Capital has agreed to sell Eddie Bauer, the well-known American outdoor and fashion retailer, for $564 million in cash and 4.7 million shares in the chain's new owner, Jos. A. Bank, a men's apparel retailer that has 570 stores in the U.S. The acquisition price is a multiple of about 9.5 times Eddie Bauer's operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda). It is being challenged by one of Jos. A. Bank's shareholders. Golden Gate bought Eddie Bauer for $286 million in 2009. We cannot provide more information about this and other U.S. retailers because of a contract with the publisher of the American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence.

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