Express Channleing J. Crew Implies 67% Buyout Premium

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Here’s what Express Inc. would look like strutting in J. Crew Group Inc.’s buyout shoes.

Express, the clothing retailer targeting shoppers in their 20s, would be valued at $23 to $27 a share in a sale based on similar retail buyouts in recent history. That implies a premium of at least 67 percent.