Does Sara Blakely Still Own Spanx?

Blakely owns the entirety of the brand and employed approximately 100 personnel as of 2011. Goldman was the CEO of Spanx from 2002 to February 2014, when she resigned.

Who owns Spanx?

Spanx founder Sara Blakely. Last Friday, The New York Times' DealBook reported that shapewear company Spanx is exploring options for a sale that would value the firm at $1 billion or more, with private equity firms Carlyle and TPG named as potential interested parties.

How much does Sarah Blakely own of Spanx?

In 2012, Sara Blakely was featured in Forbes.

Spanx remains a private company, with Sara Blakely owning 100 percent of the business. She maintains that beyond the $5,000 in savings she initially spent to get Spanx off the ground, she has never taken an outside investment.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Global Business & E-Commerce Reporter

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