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Nanushka's Owner Launches New Fashion Group, Buying Milan's Sunnei

24 September 2020 • By Robert Williams

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Nanushka's Owner Launches New Fashion Group, Buying Milan's Sunnei

Sunnei has been a rare bright spot for independent designers on the Milan scene. The fund that owns Nanushka is buying the brand with help from the Hungarian government, and says it's looking for more brands to invest in next year.

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Alibaba and JD.com Face US Threat. Should Brands Be Concerned?

11 June 2020 • By Casey Hall

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Alibaba and JD.com Face US Threat. Should Brands Be Concerned?

New US legislation could cause an exodus of Chinese tech giants from American stock exchanges. At a time when fashion companies are more reliant than ever on these e-commerce players the stakes are high.

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Investing in the Sustainability Sisterhood

18 May 2020 • By Casey Hall

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Investing in the Sustainability Sisterhood

Female impact investors are putting their money where their mouth is, backing sustainable fashion companies and hoping their bets pay off in more ways than one. But how savvy are values-based investments in the post-pandemic reality?

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Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?

27 February 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?

As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.

News & Analysis

Sportswear Retailer Frasers Invests in Mulberry Group

3 February 2020 • By Reuters

3 February 2020 • By Reuters

The British sportswear retailer bought a 12.5 percent stake in the luxury leather goods company.

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Sportswear Retailer Frasers Invests in Mulberry Group

The British sportswear retailer bought a 12.5 percent stake in the luxury leather goods company.

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Private Equity Firm Peninsula Invests in Zadig & Voltaire

20 January 2020 • By Reuters

20 January 2020 • By Reuters

Current minority partner TA Associates will be exiting its investment in the Parisian label.

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Private Equity Firm Peninsula Invests in Zadig & Voltaire

Current minority partner TA Associates will be exiting its investment in the Parisian label.

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Neiman Marcus Secures $100 Million Facility to Increase Liquidity

12 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

12 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

The luxury retailer plans to use proceeds from the facility, also known as a FILO, to reduce its revolving credit facility and create $100 million in liquidity the company can access in the future.

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Neiman Marcus Secures $100 Million Facility to Increase Liquidity

The luxury retailer plans to use proceeds from the facility, also known as a FILO, to reduce its revolving credit facility and create $100 million in liquidity the company can access in the future.

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Catalyst Reveals 16 Percent Stake in Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay

11 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

11 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

The company is poised to reveal that it owns about 29.4 million shares in Hudson’s Bay Co, having acquired about 18.5 million in July.

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Catalyst Reveals 16 Percent Stake in Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay

The company is poised to reveal that it owns about 29.4 million shares in Hudson’s Bay Co, having acquired about 18.5 million in July.

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Mansur Gavriel Sells Majority Stake to Private Equity Firm

5 September 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

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Mansur Gavriel Sells Majority Stake to Private Equity Firm

GF Capital Management, the brand’s first outside investor, has a portfolio that includes Mark Cross and Oscar de la Renta.

Letter from the Editor

BoF Forges Partnership with the Financial Times

15 August 2019 • By Imran Amed

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Letter from the Editor

BoF Forges Partnership with the Financial Times

The Business of Fashion is delighted to announce a partnership with the Financial Times, one of the world’s leading news organisations. The FT is leading BoF’s new Series B round and providing support to accelerate the growth of the business.

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