Mike Ashley’s investments double to £1bn thanks to Hugo Boss shares Retail The total value of the stakes Mike Ashley’s empire holds in the likes of Hugo Boss, AO World and Boohoo have doubled to £1bn in just over a year, it has been revealed. According to the group’s latest financial results, which have been filed with the London Stock Exchange, the value of its investments in [...]
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group backs N Brown takeover amid Mulberry pursuit Retail Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has backed the £191m proposed takeover of JD Williams-owner N Brown and announced the sale of its 20 per cent stake in the company for £38m. The retail empire, which includes Sports Direct and House of Fraser, holds nearly 95,000,000 shares in the Manchester business and will sell them for 40p [...]
N Brown slams AIM as company set for takeover Retail Retailer N Brown is set to be acquired by a company owned by its non-executive director, Joshua Alliance, as it looks to move off AIM. Its share price rose more than 40 per cent after the announcement. N Brown, which owns the brands JD Williams and Simply Be, has said the reduced appetite for UK [...]
N Brown: Simply Be and JD Williams owner puts jobs at risk March 15, 2024 N Brown, the company behind the Simply Be, Jacamo and JD Williams brands, has put jobs at risk of redundancy.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group begins £80m share buyback and ups stake in N Brown February 12, 2024 The programme, which begins today and will run for 11 weeks to 28 April, will see a maximum of 10m shares acquired for £80m at most, or about two per cent of the firm.