Forever 21 Snapped up by Mall Owners, Authentic Brands

Forever 21 Snapped up by Mall Owners, Authentic Brands
Shoppers enter a Forever 21 fashion retail store at the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pa., on Sept. 30, 2019. Mark Makela/File/Reuters
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Forever 21 has a new lease on life after Simon Property Group Inc, Brookfield Property Partners LP, and Authentic Brands Group agreed to acquire the bankrupt teen fashion retailer.

Brand management company Authentic Brands said on Feb. 19 it and mall owner Simon Property would own 37.5 percent each of the retailer, while Brookfield Property would buy 25 percent of the intellectual property and operating businesses.