By Bloomberg Published August 1, 2025 British companies, including Burberry Group Plc, dominate the ranks of European-listed firms seen as potential takeover targets, with discounted UK equity valuations making them increasingly attractive to buyers. Burberry emerges as top UK takeover target in Europe-focused M&A survey – Reuters London-listed stocks account for about 60% of companies…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 11, 2025 Zalando and About You, two of Europe’s leading online fashion platforms, have officially merged in a strategic move to unite their B2C and B2B strengths. While combining forces to accelerate growth across the region, both companies will retain distinct brand identities. Zalando will unveil the first…
Smythson of Bond Street, the high-end British leather goods business, has been acquired from Jacques Bahbout’s Tivoli Group by Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. Smythson The company said it “marks an exciting new chapter in Smythson’s 137-year history of British craftsmanship. Following years of strengthening the brand’s…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published June 12, 2025 H&M is expanding its presence in Parisian department stores with ‘Adorables,’ its premium line for babies and children launched in 2024. After testing this high-end distribution channel in London with a pop-up at Selfridges last fall, the Swedish brand has opened a permanent corner at the…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published May 15, 2025 Bangladesh, one of the world’s leading textile exporters, has taken a decisive step to upgrade its trade infrastructure. At the end of April, the country signed an agreement to construct its first deep-sea port in Matarbari, located 350 kilometers south of Dhaka. The project is expected…
As the Trump administration slashes support to research institutions and threatens to freeze federal funding to universities like Harvard and Columbia, European leaders are offering financial help to U.S.-based researchers and hoping to benefit from what they are calling a “gigantic miscalculation.” “Nobody could imagine a few years ago that one of the great democracies…
UK kids’ sleepwear specialist Mori has acquired Kidly, the online lifestyle brand for 0-5s. It’s Mori’s first-ever acquisition and is aimed at strengthening its foothold in the pre-school category and fast-tracking omnichannel growth across the UK and US. Mori It also reflects its wider strategy to “grow brand reach, support complementary children’s businesses, and build…
Eyewear specialist InSpecs has released its preliminary results for 2024 and while its profit margin rose, revenue, underlying EBITDA and cash flows from operating activities all fell. InSpecs The company, which makes and markets its own brands as well as operating licenses for Barbour, Joseph, Radley, Superdry, Temperley and Viktor&Rolf, among others, said group revenue…
By Bloomberg Published March 16, 2025 Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer, is betting that selling big gems to rich young Americans will ease its economic woe and it is trying to catch their eye via Instagram and TikTok. Bloomberg That gamble saw it dip a toe into the world of luxury advertising last week,…