What do Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley have in common? The Authentic Brands Group owns the licensing rights of these entertainment icons. 

Apparel and retail brands Aeropostale, Brooks Brothers, Forever 21, J.C. Penney, Lucky Brand, Nautica and Nine West are part of the Authentic Brands Group. Its other brands include Airwalk, Barneys, Eddie Bauer, Frye, Herve Leger and Juicy Couture. 

Living Legends Shaquille O’Neal and Julius Irving – their licensing rights are under the Authentic Brands Group. 

Sports Illustrated magazine – part of the Authentic Brands Group.

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a world class brand development, marketing and entertainment company. Our company was founded in 2010 by CEO Jamie Salter with an innovative vision to expand the brand licensing paradigm. Our platform combines the operational and financial benefits of a traditional brand licensor with the brand development, marketing and long-term value approach employed by the world’s most successful brands. We own the intellectual property of our brands and receive licensing revenues from a diverse global network of licensees across a range of categories and territories. Our platform integrates brand strategy, innovative marketing, rich content and centralized data analytics capabilities for our portfolio of over 30 iconic global brands, which generated approximately $10 billion in annual Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”) worldwide for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020.

(Note: Authentic Brands Group officially withdrew its IPO in a letter to the SEC dated Jan. 5, 2022. This IPO’s proceeds had initially been estimated at about $1.5 billion, according to some IPO professionals.)