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Activist Investors Raise Macy’s Buyout Bid to $6.6 Billion
Arkhouse Management, a real-estate-focused investing firm said on Sunday it and Brigade Capital Management have raised their offer for Macy’s after the department store chain …
Op-Ed | Tod’s Investors Should Push for Higher Price in L Catterton Buyout
Driving-shoe maker Tod’s SpA always looked like a private company, what with the Italian Della Valle family having a majority. Now it soon might be. The founding …
Amer Sports Discounts IPO as Investors Fret About Its Reliance on China
Amer Sports raised $1.37 billion in a discounted U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, after investors expressed concerns about its growing reliance on China …
How to Win Over Investors in a Beauty Downturn
There’s one thing Ariel Ohana, managing partner of investment firm Ohana & Co, definitely doesn’t need to hear a brand pitch: the size of the …
Farfetch Investors Form Group to Oppose Coupang Acquisition
Farfetch’s financial stress continues only a month after finding its white knight. A group of investors, called the 2027 Ad Hoc Group, formed this month …
Swatch’s Raucous Analyst Call Pits CEO Hayek Against Investors
Swatch Group is hitting back at investors who’ve called out the firm for its governance and management practices, accusing them of seeking privileged information from …
Birkenstock Slumps as Forecast Disappoints Some Investors
Birkenstock Holding Plc fell after its growth targets failed to satisfy traders who were hoping for more from the German sandal maker. The stock slid …
In 2024, Investors Want Young Brands to Have It All
Fashion and beauty brands seeking investment in 2024 have a reason to be optimistic. In 2023, an uncertain economic landscape, rising capital costs (thanks to …
Renewcell’s Investors, Lenders Step in With Near-Term Funding
Swedish textile recycler Renewell has plugged a looming liquidity crunch with nearly $10 million in short-term funding from investors and lenders, the company said Wednesday. …
Macy’s Investors Mount $5.8 Billion Buyout Bid
An investor group consisting of Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital has made a $5.8 billion offer to take department store chain Macy’s private, after stiff …
Hugo Boss Guidance Upgrade Leaves Investors Wanting More
Hugo Boss AG raised its sales and profit guidance again for 2023 after second-quarter sales growth beat estimates as demand surged for its latest mens …
Versace Teams Up with Duo Lipa, Investors Sue Adidas for Ousting Kanye West, and Karl Lagerfeld Documentary Gets Five-Star Rating
Image courtesy of wikkipedia.com Because of a sharp drop in profits, some American investors have sued Adidas over the brand’s split with hip hop icon …
Who Are Pat McGrath Labs’ Investors?
Makeup artist Pat McGrath sent the beauty industry into a tizzy when she released her first product in October 2015, a $25 pressed gold pigment …
Investors Spurn European Retailers Ahead of Christmas
The Christmas shopping period is unlikely to bring relief to European retailers that sell anything from running shoes to handbags as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes …
Why Investors Don’t Care Whether DTC Brands Are Profitable
Not all that long ago, the direct-to-consumer revolution looked to be on the outs. By the end of 2019, many venture funds were sceptical of …
Why Investors Don’t Care Whether DTC Brands Are Profitable
Not all that long ago, the direct-to-consumer revolution looked to be on the outs. By the end of 2019, many venture funds were sceptical of …
Richemont Shareholders Reject Activist Investor’s Board Candidate
Luxury goods group Richemont shrugged off pressure from Bluebell Capital as shareholders voted down the activist investor’s board candidate at the annual general meeting (AGM) …
Where Fashion-Tech Investors Are Putting Their Money
This article first appeared in The State of Fashion: Technology, an in-depth report co-published by BoF and McKinsey & Company. Across the varied funding taking …
Why Climate Risk Is Moving Up the Agenda for Fashion Investors
Fashion executives looking to raise money are schooled in talking up their sales projections, brand penetration and sell-through rates. But increasingly, there’s a new metric …