
Rumours that Dr Martens could fetch as much as £1bn seem to be on the ball, and even a possible underestimation. Its private equity owners are reportedly seeking at least that figure to sell the expanding company.
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Rumours that Dr Martens could fetch as much as £1bn seem to be on the ball, and even a possible underestimation. Its private equity owners are reportedly seeking at least that figure to sell the expanding company.
U.S. apparel and footwear conglomerate VF Corporation and buyout funds Permira and Advent are lining up indicative offers for Italian shoe brand Golden Goose ahead of a mid December deadline, sources told Reuters.
Famous British footwear brand Dr Martens could end up in American hands with news that private equity group Carlyle is considering a bid for the brand that could value it at over £1 billion.
The Spanish group, which owns Cortefiel, Springfield and Women'Secret, reported a sales increase of 0.9% to €559.5 million in the first half of the year, boosted by the strong performance of its e-commerce business.
Permira will help the 10-year-old Los Angeles-based brand to achieve its growth plans, expand its e-commerce strategy and retail footprint both domestically and internationally, and launch new product categories.
Dr Martens owner Permira is planning to sell or float the venerable British footwear brand just six years after it acquired the company for £300 million from the founding Griggs family.
Massimo Piombini has a dream: building Balmain into the next half-billion-dollar fashion house – a rarefied clubhouse that very few runway brands ever actually penetrate.
Online payments services firm Klarna has launched a share issue to raise 1 billion Swedish crowns ($108 million) from existing investors and said it plans a larger external fundraising round later this year.
The womenswear and accessories label is looking to the stock market to fund its expansion. The news comes two months after Bimba y Lola dropped plans to sell to the Permira investment fund.
Valentino has confirmed its chief executive for the US, Sandra Jovicic, has exited the company. A successor has yet to be announced.