Losses almost tripled at Sale Sharks owner’s £1bn empire before takeover Business Losses at the empire built up by Simon Orange, the self-made millionaire who co-owns rugby union side Sale Sharks, almost tripled in the year before being taken over. Cheshire-based CorpAcq counts more than 40 businesses as part of its portfolio including the likes of Cotton Traders but does not include the Prem Rugby club. The [...]
Sale Sharks tycoon Simon Orange buys steel giant Business The co-owner of rugby union side Sale Sharks, Simon Orange, has bought the UK’s second-largest steel contractor just a few months after selling his investment business in a deal worth more than £1bn. Self-made millionaire Orange, whose brother Jason was an original member of Take That, has snapped up a majority stake in Greater Manchester-based [...]
Sale Sharks owner sells £1bn empire to Asda backer TDR Capital Business Simon Orange, the self-made millionaire who co-owns Premiership rugby club Sale Sharks, has sold his business empire to Asda backer TDR Capital in a deal worth more than £1bn. CorpAcq, which is based in Cheshire, counts more than 40 businesses as part of its portfolio including the likes of Cotton Traders. CorpAcq does not included [...]
New York float worth £1.2bn involving Michael Klein abandoned August 20, 2024 The planned $1.6bn (£1.2bn) merger involving a Cheshire investment group founded by the brother of former Take That singer Jason Orange, that would see it float on the New York Stock Exchange, has collapsed. The deal between Corpacq, which was founded by Simon Orange, and Churchill Capital Corp VII, a special purpose investment vehicle set [...]
Cotton Traders defies high street downturn with new stores as owner nears $1.6bn float July 18, 2024 Cotton Traders has opened a slew of new stores as the former catalogue business continues to weather the challenging environment faced by high street retailers, according to newly-filed documents.
Corpacq’s $1.6bn New York float nears after six-month delay June 24, 2024 A $1.6bn (£1.26bn) merger involving an investment group founded by the brother of a former Take That singer is on the verge of being approved after being delayed by six months.
How Alex Jones, Will Mellor and Jasmin Harman are helping Cotton Traders target millennials January 30, 2024 Cotton Traders, the clothing brand founded by two former England national rugby union captains, has turned to the power of celebrity to help target a younger audience.
CorpAcq: $1.6bn New York Stock Exchange listing ‘on track’ after London snub January 23, 2024 Revenue and profits jumped at an investment group ahead of its $1.6bn merger in the coming months, a new filing has revealed.