Past Investments

XCEL's senior management team has been involved with the founding of multiple large scale brand management companies and consumer products companies encompassing the acquisition of over 30 consumer, retail and franchise brands with total transaction investments exceeding $2 billion.

Below you will see one of the many brands we’ve built, expanded, and successfully evolved — a reflection of Xcel’s disciplined strategy and long-term value creation.

Brand case study Under xcel management

Isaac Mizrahi LIVE!

Isaac Mizrahi represents iconic American fashion that celebrates timeless, cosmopolitan style. Mizrahi launched his eponymous label in 1987 to critical acclaim, later earning four CFDA Awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, including one for the groundbreaking documentary “Unzipped.”

Isaac’s designs have been seen on influential women such as Michelle
Obama, Carla Bruni, Oprah Winfrey, Audrey Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Rihanna, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Selma Blair, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. Today, Isaac Mizrahi’s designs continue to feature refined silhouettes in exuberant color and pattern, created with his signature joie de vivre.

Under XCEL's ownership, the total lifetime retail sales exceeded $2.5 billion across live-streaming, e-commerce, and bricks retail. The total exit multiple return on equity investment was 9x.