Fashion Investments and M&A

Date: July 2017
Buyer: IPO
Target: Quiz
Business: Fashion label
Value: £200m
Details: Listing an AIM raises £102m, of which £10m goes to the company.

Date: July 2017
Buyer: BC Partners
Target: Pronovias
Business: Bridalwear
Value: €550m
Details: Founder and owner Alberto Palatchi will retain a minority stake.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Great Hill Partners
Target: The Real Real
Business: Online luxury consignment store
Value: US$50m
Details: Latest investment brings funds raised to $173m.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Wal-Mart
Target: Bonobos
Business: Menswear brand
Value: US$310m
Details: US giant acquires digital first brand.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Burda Principal Investments (lead investor)
Target: M. Gemi
Business: Footwear
Value: US$16m
Details: Existing investors participate in series C round bringing funds raised to $47m.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Target: Lazarda Group SA
Business: Online mall
Value: US$1bn
Details: Chinese e-commerce leader invests another $1bn to buy out fellow shareholders, with only management and Temasek Holdings remaining as shareholders.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Lucy Litwack
Target: Coco de Mer
Business: Lingerie brand
Value: £5m
Details: Managing director buys brand with backing from Swiss investor.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: JD.com
Target: Farfetch
Business: Online luxury marketplace
Value: US$397m
Details: China’s largest retailer invests to bring platform to Chinese market and becomes one of the largest shareholders.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Pembroke VCT
Target: Alexa Chung
Business: Women’s fashion brand
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Investment in eponymous label.

Date: June 2017
Buyer: Crowd Funding
Target: The Chapar
Business: Online menswear concierge
Value: £1.3m
Details: Fundraising on Crowdcube exceeds £1m target.