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HUMAN MADE agreed to pay ¥538.8mn in cash for full control of UNDERCOVER's operating company, but the deal won't close until February 2027 and the filing does not yet say how much goodwill it will generate.
HUMAN MADE will pay roughly ¥554mn in cash, funded entirely from its own balance sheet, to take 100% control of streetwear label UNDERCOVER, while the brand's founder steps back from management to remain only as head designer ahead of a planned February 2027 closing.
First-quarter sales reached ¥4.299 billion and operating profit ¥1.234 billion, then management paired the print with Kobe and Bangkok openings and a non-binding move toward buying the company behind UNDERCOVER. This is a map expansion story as much as a margin story.