Fever pitch: Battle for Ted Baker intensifies as new owners set to face post-pandemic high street ‘challenges’ April 4, 2022 Fashion chain Ted Baker has seen its share price boom after kicking off a formal sale process, with a third US private equity proposal. Analysts said the proposal comes as valuations of British companies have fallen in the wake of the pandemic and Brexit. Ted Baker has received an improved proposal from Sycamore, in addition [...]
Bidding war looming: Ted Baker launches formal sale process as retail giant receives yet another takeover offer April 4, 2022 Ted Baker has launched a formal sale process after receiving a third takeover move by US private equity suitor Sycamore Partners. Shares in the company jumped on Monday morning after the fashion brand said it had also received another “unsolicited” approach by an unnamed party. It comes a week after Ted Baker rejected two takeover [...]
Ted Baker turns down Sycamore’s £250m takeover bid March 28, 2022 Fashion chain Ted Baker has rejected a £250m takeover bid from New York based private equity firm Sycamore. The US firm had tabled a £250m offer for the chain last week, it was reported by Sky News at the weekend. The London-listed retailer confirmed it had rejected two non-binding proposals from Sycamore regarding a possible [...]
US private equity powerhouse Sycamore Partners makes £250m bid for Ted Baker March 28, 2022 US private equity group Sycamore Partners has reportedly made a formal £250m offer for the fashion chain Ted Baker.
Ted Baker steams ahead with UK expansion despite Omicron dent to sales February 23, 2022 Ted Baker is set to steam ahead with its UK expansion plans – with hopes of a least three new stores each year over the next three years – despite the Omicron-induced dent to sales. The retailer saw sales plunge 42 per cent during the Omicron surge, in comparison with the final quarter of 2019. [...]
Ted Baker sales jump 50 per cent in a year September 7, 2021 Ted Baker has reported strong sales in Q2 with revenue up 50 per cent compared to last year despite the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on retail. Store sales surged by +142 per cent between April 25 to August 14 compared to the same period a year ago. While sales were down -45 per cent compared [...]
Ted Baker turnaround slows, swallowing £278m revenue loss and sales dive June 14, 2021 Covid-19 restrictions curbed customer footfall and bag sizes, which has sent ripples through fashion brand Ted Baker over the last year as it invested in pandemic turnaround measures. The brand swallowed a revenue loss of £278.5m in the year to 30 January, down 44 per cent as it bagged £352m in total. Ted Baker also [...]
Ted Baker completes bank refinancing as Covid delays results May 25, 2021 Ted Baker today said it has refinanced by extending its revolving credit facility with lenders. Under the new agreement, a facility of £108m maturing in September 2022 and a restricted facility of £25m maturing in January 2022 will be replaced by a new facility of £90m reducing to £80m in January 2022 until maturity in [...]
Ted Baker bags licences to expand into Middle East, North Africa and Indonesia March 11, 2021 Ted Baker said this morning it has secured two 10-year long territory license deals, in a bid to grow further into the Middle East, North Africa and Indonesia. The retailer has extended its pre-existing Al-Futtaim agreement for retail, which now includes e-commerce rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), after operating its retail [...]
Ted Baker races to improve ecommerce offering as online sales disappoint February 11, 2021 Fashion retailer Ted Baker said it is racing to improve its digital shopping platform as it reported disappointing online sales in the fourth quarter, which were unable to offset the impact of store closures on revenue. The firm also revealed that it will take a £5m Brexit-related hit in its full-year results, reflecting extra duty [...]