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Articles about Deals & Rumours
Diesel founder eyes Marni stake Monday, 17th December 2012
Diesel founder Renzo Russo is in talks with the owners of Marni regarding the possible acquisition of a stake in the Italian fashion house, according to WWD.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, fashion, Fashion News Tagged Marni, Diesel, Renzo Russo, Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Gianni Castiglioni, Fashion, Fashion News, Deals & Rumours, People
Private equity firm acquires Aurum Holdings Friday, 7th December 2012
Apollo Global Management has reportedly finalised the acquisition of Aurum Holdings Ltd.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, Jewellry Tagged Apollo Global Management, Aurum Holdings, Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths, Jewellery, Don McCarthy, Justin Stead, Accessories, Deals & Rumours
Sir Philip Green to offload 25% stake in Topshop Wednesday, 5th December 2012
Arcadia chief Sir Philip Green is to sell off his 25 per cent stake in the Topshop empire to one of the joint owners of J Crew.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, fashion, Fashion News Tagged Arcadia Group, Sir Philip Green, Topshop, J Crew, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Bhs, Dorothy Perkins, Fashion, Deals & Rumours
Metro offloads hypermarket business for €1.1bn Tuesday, 4th December 2012
The German retail group sold off its eastern European hypermarket portfolio for EUR 1.1 billion to Auchan, the world’s 12th largest food retailer.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, Food Tagged Metro AG, Auchan, Food, Deals & Rumours, Eastern Europe
Fast Retailing snaps up 80% stake in J Brand Friday, 30th November 2012
Fast Retailing has agreed to buy an 80.1 per cent stake in J Brand from the latter’s management and Star Avenue Capital for around USD 290 million.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, fashion, Fashion News Tagged Fast Retailing, J Brand, WWD, Jeff Rudes, Deals & Rumours, Fashion, Fashion News
Esprit strikes partnership deal in the Middle East Friday, 30th November 2012
Esprit today announced a distribution partnership with the Al-Futtaim Group in the Middle East.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, fashion, Fashion News Tagged Esprit, Al-Futtaim Group, Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez, fashion, fashion news, Deals & Rumours
Mike Ashley eyes House of Fraser stake Monday, 26th November 2012
Mike Ashley, owner of Newcastle United FC and Sports Direct, is reportedly eyeing House of Fraser with a view to snapping up a stake in the department store.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, Department Stores, People, Sporting Goods Tagged Mike Ashley, Sports Direct, House of Fraser, department stores, Karen Millen, deals & rumours, People
Missoni to release cheaper diffusion line Saturday, 17th November 2012
Italian fashion label Missoni will soon herald the release of a cheaper diffusion line, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, fashion, Fashion News Tagged missoni, target corp, fashion, fashion news, deals & rumours
Lacoste snapped up in €1bn deal Friday, 16th November 2012
Lacoste has been snapped up by Maus Frères in a deal which values the former at EUR 1 billion.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers, fashion, Fashion News Tagged Lacoste, Maus Frères, fashion, fashion news, deals & rumours
Starbucks snaps up Teavana for $620m Thursday, 15th November 2012
Starbucks is to pay USD 620 million to buy Teavana; a company which sells high-end loose teas in 300 shopping mall locations across the United States.
Posted in Deals and Takeovers Tagged Starbucks, Teavana, Tazo, Howard Schultz, Deals & Rumours
