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Date: June 2017
Buyer: Rockpool Investments
Target: Cotswold Collections
Business: Mature women’s fashion brand
Value: Undisclosed
Details: New investment funds management buyout.
Date: June 2017
Buyer: Middle East Venture Partners (lead investor)
Target: ModaCruz
Business: Pre-owned women’s fashion etailer
Value: US$2m
Details: Series B funding included Yemeksepeti, CEO Nevzat Aydin and Hummingbird as investors.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: Livingbridge
Target: In The Style
Business: Online fashion retailer
Value: Undisclosed
Details: This latest investment builds on previous deals with FatFace and Crew Clothing.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: Coach Inc
Target: Kate Spade & Company
Business: Handbag and accessories designer
Value: US$2.4bn
Details: Acquisition for cash.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: Webster Capital
Target: Matilda Jane Clothing
Business: Girls and women apparel
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Secondary buyout from CID Capital.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: The Foschini Group
Target: Retail Apparel Group
Business: Apparel retailer
Value: US$226m
Details: Navis Capital sells to South African listed group.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: Charles S. Cohen
Target: Harrys of London
Business: Handmade designer footwear
Value: Undisclosed
Details: New York based entrepreneur buys from shareholders led by US private equity firm Palladin Consumer Retail Partners.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: Harold Tillman led consortium
Target: Style Group Brands
Business: Fashion retail group
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Owner of Jacques Vert, Precis, Eastex and Windsmoor brands sold in pre-pack deal.
Date: May 2017
Buyer: Total Capital
Target: Weird Fish
Business: Casual lifestyle clothing
Value: Undisclosed
Details: A secondary buyout from Piper Private Equity. Total Capital will hold a 70% interest with management who are reinvesting.
Date: April
Buyer: L Catterton
Target: Maaji
Business: Beachwear brand
Value: Undisclosed
Details: LVMH backed private equity firm buys controlling stake in leading Colombian brand from co-founder Manuela and Amalia Sierra, to merge with Australian Seafolly brand.