All Shares, investment & IPOs articles
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NewsFrasers raises Boohoo stake for second time in a week
Frasers raised its stake in Boohoo for the second day in a row as it continues to build its “strategic investments”.
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NewsNext buys £128m stake in Reiss from private equity firm
Fashion giant Next has confirmed the purchase of private equity firm Warburg Pincus’ 34% stake in Reiss, upping the retailer’s total stake to 72%.
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NewsSuperdry shares suspended as results delayed
Shares in fashion retailer Superdry have been suspended as full-year results were delayed.
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NewsTrue partners with Apparel Brands Limited for global growth
Investment and innovation company True has confirmed its “strategic investment” in British clothing wholesale business Apparel Brands Limited (ABL) in a bid to “accelerate growth” within the wider branded apparel market.
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NewsL’Occitane shares jump as owner mulls deal to take group private
Beauty and skincare brand L’Occitane saw a jump in share price on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the controlling shareholder is in advanced talks on a potential deal to take the company private.
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NewsFormer PrettyLittleThing boss acquires stake in Boohoo
PrettyLittleThing co-founder and former chief executive Umar Kamani has made a “significant investment” in online fashion giant Boohoo, which was originally established by his father Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane.
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NewsWickes rolls out share buyback programme
Wickes has launched a £25m share buyback programme to return “surplus cash” to shareholders after improved second-quarter trading.
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NewsAuthentic Brands Group secures multimillion-dollar funding
Authentic Brands Group, which owns retailers including Reebok, Ted Baker and Hunter, has secured a $500m (£395.6m) primary follow-on investment from its current investor General Atlantic.
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NewsAmazon to invest $26bn in India by 2030
Amazon is set to invest $26bn (£20.4bn) in India by the end of the decade as it competes with Walmart.
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NewsRevolution Beauty sales leap amid Boohoo requisition
Revolution Beauty has reported a jump in sales and believes it is “appropriate to update all shareholders on the group’s most recent trading performance” in light of the requisition notice by Boohoo.
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Opinion‘Boohoo and Revolution Beauty’s management pageant has already got ugly’
The gloves are off at Boohoo and Revolution Beauty, where the first punches have been exchanged in a fight for control of the embattled makeup specialist.
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NewsFrasers continues acquisition streak with stakes in Currys and Boohoo
Frasers Group has acquired an 8.9% stake in electricals retailer Currys and a 5% stake in online fashion retailer Boohoo in a continued string of acquisitions for Mike Ashley’s retail empire.
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NewsKurt Geiger secures new funding to drive global growth
Luxury footwear and accessories retailer Kurt Geiger has secured fresh funding in a bid to “refinance its existing debt” and support its international growth plans.
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NewsFrasers increases stake in Asos for the third time in two weeks
Frasers Group has increased its stake in fashion pureplay Asos for the third time in two weeks, as takeover speculations increase.
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NewsNext mulls £500m sale of Reiss stake
Fashion giant Next is considering the sale of its 51% stake in Reiss in a deal that would value the fashion brand at more than £500m.
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NewsAsos refinances and seeks £75m from investors
Asos is looking to raise £75m in cash from shareholders and it has refinanced in an attempt to strengthen its balance sheet.
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NewsJohn Lewis chair White wins backing for future amid investment row
John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has won the backing of the partnership council in what was widely seen as a vote of confidence in her leadership.
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NewsWatch: John Lewis’ White clarifies investment position ahead of crunch vote
John Lewis Partnership boss Dame Sharon White has sought to quell doubts about her long-term plans for the business ahead of a crunch vote of confidence.
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NewsOcado shareholders revolt over chief executive pay
Almost a third of Ocado shareholders voted against the £2m pay packet of chief executive Tim Steiner at its AGM on Tuesday.
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NewsAdidas in legal dispute with investors over Yeezy partnership
Investors have filed a class action lawsuit against sportswear giant Adidas, claiming the company was aware of Kanye West’s problematic behaviour years before their falling out.