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Pittards in talks with investor ready to invest £1m
Pittards said that it has successfully concluded discussions with an unnamed trade investor, who has agreed to invest up to £1 million (€1.2m) via the subscription of up to 25,000,000 new ordinary shares at the price of 4 pence (4.6 euro cents) each under the current open offer to shareholders, ...
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ArticleHotter Shoes rescued by WoolOvers in £6.7m sale
Hotter Shoes has been rescued from collapse by the natural knitwear brand WoolOvers, in a pre-pack administration deal worth £6.7million (€7.7m). WoolOvers had approached Unbound Group, the parent company of the British footwear retailer, in March with an initial bid valuing the group £6.8 million but the proposal was rejected ...
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ArticleUnbound appoints administators to sell Beaconsfield Footwear
Unbound Group, the owner of British footwear retailer Hotter Shoes, said that it has decided to appoint administrators for its main operating subsidiary, Beaconsfield Footwear Limited, after having failed to find a buyer for the business or to raise fresh cash to restructure it. The appointment of the administrators is ...
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ArticleThe French brand Heschung is taken over
The French footwear company Heschung is being taken over by PPL Finance following a court ruling issued on July 5. On April 11, the nine stores of the Alsace-based brand had been placed into receivership while a liquidation process was launched for the production site situated in Steinbourg, about 40 ...
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Birkenstock reportedly mulls an IPO
The U.S. private equity L Catterton is considering strategic options for Birkenstock including an initial public offering in the U.S. this year or in 2024, which could value the German sandal maker more than $6 billion, according to the news agency Bloomberg. The private equity’s advisers include Goldman Sachs and ...
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ArticleThe family office MKCP takes over Bama
Bama, the German supplier of shoe care products and insoles that is part of the Serafin group, has found a new investor. MKCP, a Hamburg-based family office, has taken over the firm and its assets as part of an insolvency procedure, Bama announced. The company applied for self-administration ...
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JD Sports to buy out minority shareholders in ISRG
JD Sports Fashion plans to buy the 49.98 percent stake in Iberian Sports Retail Group (ISRG) that is currently held by Balaiko Firaja Invest and Sonae Holdings for a total cash consideration of €500.1 million which will be funded from its existing available cash resources. Upon completion, the British retailer ...
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ArticleTitan Industries buys Clergerie
On June 29, a Paris-based commercial court approved the takeover of Maison Clergerie by the California-based footwear company Titan Industries. The French maker of luxury footwear was placed into receivership on March 29 after failing to reach an arrangement between shareholders and creditors. Titan Industries is acquiring Clergerie for €700,000 ...
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Authentic Brands Group raises $500m from General Atlantic
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has announced a $500 million primary follow-on investment from global growth equity firm General Atlantic, its current investor. The continued partnership with General Atlantic is meant to support ABG’s worldwide expansion. General Atlantic first partnered with ABG in October 2017. The latest investment brings General Alantic’s ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Autry’s owner looks to cash in on success as it puts the brand up for sale
The owner of the fast-growing sneakers brand Autry is looking to cash in on its success with a sale to a new investor. The private equity Made in Italy Fund, managed by the Italian asset management company Quadrivio and the fashion consultancy Pambianco, acquired a controlling stake in Autry along ...
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ArticleUnbound can’t find a buyer, mulls a capital increase
Shares in Hotter Shoes’ owner Unbound Group plunged after the company said it had taken itself off the market after receiving no buyout offers and was now looking at an equity raising to support a restructuring plan. The shares were down by over 18 percent on the day. “No potential ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands Group emerges as ‘stalking horse’ for Rockport
Affiliates of Authentic Brands Group, ABG-Regatta LLC and ABG Intermediate Holdings, have emerged as the ‘stalking horse’ bidder for The Rockport Company, agreeing to pay $40.4 million for the bankrupt firm’s intellectual property, $5 million for its Korean subsidiary and additional, yet-to-be-determined amounts for inventory. The closing cash purchase price ...
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Frasers buys a stake in Boohoo
Regulatory filings showed that Frasers Group bought 63.5 million Boohoo shares, or 5 percent of the capital of the U.K. online fashion retailer. It also bought an 8.9 percent stake in Currys, a British retailer of domestic appliances and electronics. “We see potential synergies and an opportunity to strengthen ...
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KKR to purchase €40bn of buy now, pay later European loans from PayPal
Private credit funds and accounts managed by the American investment firm KKR will purchase up to €40 billion of buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan receivables originated by PayPal in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.. KKR will acquire substantially all the European BNPL loan portfolio held on PayPal’s ...
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Careismatic Brands buys Bala Footwear
Careismatic Brands, a U.S. supplier of medical apparel, said that it has acquired Bala Footwear, a producer of footwear for nurses. No financial details were released. Bala Footwear was founded in 2020 in Portland, Oregon, by former Nike executives Brian Lockard and John Eberle, and former Under Armor executive Caprice ...
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Holding Moda plans to buy 2 Italian manufacturers of shoe uppers
Holding Moda, the investment vehicle created in 2018 by Hind-Holding Industriale, plans to buy two Italian producers of shoe uppers, said Claudio Rovere, the founder and chairman of Hind in an interview with the daily MF. Earlier this year, Holding Moda bought a majority stake in Beste, an Italian manufacturer ...
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Permira reportedly mulls selling Golden Goose
The private equity Permira is exploring the sale of Golden Goose for over €2.5 billion, according to the news agency Bloomberg. In 2020, the private equity bought the Italian sneaker brand from Carlyle for €1.28 billion.
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Asos reportedly received a more than £1bn takeover approach in December
The Sunday Times reported that Asos had last December received a more than £1 billion (€1.5bn) approach from Trendyol, a Turkish company backed by the Chinese online giant Alibaba. A deal would have valued the British retailer at between £10 (£11.6) and £12 (13.9) per share, valuing the company at ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands Group buys the rights to the Hunter brand
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced on June 2 the acquisition of the intellectual property of Hunter, the British brand famous for its Original Wellington boot. No financial details were released, but Sky News cited a source suggested that the deal could value Hunter as much as £100 million (€116m). ...
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ArticlePermira buys a majority stake in Gruppo Florence
London-based private equity Permira has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Gruppo Florence from its shareholders. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023. No financial terms were disclosed, but Reuters cited a source close to the matter saying that the deal values Gruppo Florence ...
