‘Burglar’ short-sellers under fire over Darktrace attack August 21, 2023 Quintessential Capital Management has been accused of 'rogue' short-selling tactics in its pursuit of Darktrace
City A.M. muscles up for new chapter with THG deal July 26, 2023 City A.M. is set for a new chapter, under new ownership, after London-listed THG agreed to purchase the 18-year-old business newspaper today.
Matalan: Rainy weather and shift back to stores leads to revenue slump July 24, 2023 Matalan reported a challenging first quarter as poor summer weather impacted sales against the backdrop of cost of living pressures and a shift away from digital. The bargain homeware and clothing retailer said revenues in the thirteen weeks to 27th of May declined eight per cent to £263m. However, in the five weeks to the [...]
THG offloads loss-making divisions in bid to streamline as share price slumps July 21, 2023 THG has offloaded its OnDemand business to the division’s management team as the online retailer steams ahead with plans to streamline its operations. The brand which included entertainment retailer Zavi and gadget and toy retailer I Want One of Those – was bought by the groups management team and has also received extra funding from [...]
UK deals set to flatline as sluggish economy puts off foreign buyers July 4, 2023 Takeover activity in the UK is set to flatline in the second half of the year as foreign suitors get cold feet over the gloomy economic prospects facing the country, bankers have warned.
Revolution v Boohoo: A dummy’s guide to the beauty bust-up June 29, 2023 Why is Boohoo causing tears? Boohoo, which holds a 26.6 per cent stake in Revolution, wanted to boot out Revolution’s chief executive Bob Holt, chairman Derek Zissman and chief financial officer Elizabeth Lake. Boohoo wanted to replace them with three new people – New Look executive chairman Alistair McGeorge, Boohoo executive director Neil Catto and [...]
Revolution Beauty looks to soothe jitters amid Boohoo boardroom bust-up June 23, 2023 Revolution Beauty has looked to soothe investor jitters with a trading update today after an attempted boardroom coup from e-commerce Boohoo earlier this week. London-listed beauty group Revolution has been embroiled in a row with Boohoo after a “hostile” attempt from the firm to place its own candidates on its board earlier this week. Revolution [...]
Boohoo drafts in former THG chief as it steams ahead with Revolution coup June 22, 2023 Boohoo has drafted in the former head of cosmetics from THG as it doubles down on its attempted boardroom coup at Revolution Beauty. Tensions between the fast fashion giant and troubled makeup brand have been brewing for the past week, after Boohoo, which holds a 26.6 per cent stake in Revolution, said it would vote [...]
THG share price up as firm eyes profitability boost while CEO gives up power to veto hostile bids June 21, 2023 THG said it was anticipating a “significant increase in profitability” in its half year results following a boost from its nutrition segment and and big losses earlier in the year. The e-commerce retailer said that CEO Matthew Moulding had given up his special share in the firm, which means that Moulding can no longer veto [...]
Damp squib? Private equity frenzy fails to materialise as interest rate pain scuppers deals June 20, 2023 A much anticipated take-private frenzy from dealmakers in Europe has failed to materialise this year as rising interest rates dampen the appetite for debt-fuelled takeovers, analysts have said.