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Harry's raised $100M in debt and equity to buy its German manufacturer

Andy Katz-Mayfield · Harry’s Razors: Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider · Jun 12, 2023 · at 50:30

Harry's co-founder Andy Katz-Mayfield describes the capital structure used to fund the $100 million acquisition of German razor blade factory Feintechnik in 2013.

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“And so we were able to get commitments for. Sixty five million dollars of equity. We then went to Germany to raise. Thirty five million dollars of debt, which was a whole different challenge to convince these, like, very conservative German bank lenders to lend us the money to go buy this factory.”

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The claim, plainly

Harry's secured $65 million in equity commitments and raised $35 million in debt from German bank lenders to finance the acquisition of razor manufacturer Feintechnik.

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Assessment

Contemporary reporting from January 2014 and subsequent retrospectives (including TechCrunch, Forbes, and Business Insider) confirm the core elements of the transaction: Harry's acquired Feintechnik for approximately $100 million, funded through a combination of venture equity commitments and debt secured from a German bank within a broader $122.5 million financing package. However, public press releases and corporate disclosures only document the aggregate figures ($100 million acquisition price and $122.5 million total financing) rather than independently itemizing the granular $65 million equity and $35 million debt split stated by the co-founders.

TechCrunch and Forbes reported in 2014–2015 that Harry's acquired German razor blade maker Feintechnik for approximately $100 million as part of a total $122.5 million equity and debt raise.
Business Insider (June 13, 2015) confirmed via co-founder Jeff Raider that Harry's secured debt financing from a German bank specifically to help fund the acquisition alongside venture equity.
While the $100 million total acquisition cost and financing mechanisms match the sum of $65 million and $35 million, the exact $65M equity / $35M debt breakdown is not independently itemized in public press releases.

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[1] invision.ch [2] wikipedia.org [3] hbs.edu [4] forbes.com [5] businessinsider.com [6] blogspot.com [7] businessinsider.com [8] businessinsider.com

Feintechnik Harrys 65 million 35 million 2014 "10-Month-Old Harry’s Lands $122.5M" Harrys acquired Feintechnik 100 million financing equity debt German bank "Harry's" "Feintechnik" "TechCrunch" 2014 Harrys acquisition Feintechnik 65 million equity 35 million debt "Harry's" "Feintechnik" "equity" "debt" 2014 "Harry's" "Feintechnik" "WSJ" OR "Wall Street Journal" 2014 "Harry's" "Feintechnik" "German bank" OR "German banks"

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