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Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - June 2025
Posted: 20/06/2025
Apple has reportedly made significant strides in developing a chip for its long-rumoured smart glasses, setting the stage for a new wave of competition in the wearable tech space. The chip, based on Apple Watch architecture but re-engineered to support multiple cameras, is expected to enter mass production by late 2026 or early 2027......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Cryogatt Systems Limited on sale of patent portfolio to TMRW Life Sciences
Posted: 16/06/2025
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches cooper has advised Cryogatt Systems Limited, a biotechnology company specialising in cryogenic radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on the sale of its patent portfolio to New York-based TMRW Life Sciences, a fertility technology company focused on egg and embryo storage......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - May 2025
Posted: 06/05/2025
The fashion industry is likely to be among the hardest hit by Trump's reciprocal import tariffs, with 98% of clothing sold in the US being imported, in particular from China and Mexico. The tariffs include a 10% duty on all imports to the US, but those countries with whom America has bigger trade deficits (which include China and Vietnam) face a higher......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - March 2025
Posted: 28/03/2025
Luxury shoe designer Steve Madden recently announced that it is set to acquire British brand Kurt Geiger from private equity firm Cinven for approximately £289 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025. Edward Rosenfield (chair & CEO of Steve Madden) expressed his excitement for the deal, noting that Kurt......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises QSR Automations on majority investment from Battery Ventures
Posted: 18/02/2025
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised QSR Automations, a global leader in restaurant technology based in Louisville, Kentucky, on its majority investment from Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm based in the US. The team assisted with the UK aspects of the sale of QSR Automations......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - January 2025
Posted: 03/02/2025
Data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) painted a muted picture for the retail industry across the festive period, with sales growth of 4% year on year in the three months to December 2024, and total retail sales for the year increasing by a modest 0.7% from 2023. Helen Dickinson, chief executive at the BRC, said it was......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - October 2024
Posted: 31/10/2024
The owner of British luxury brand Mulberry has rejected a second acquisition offer from Frasers Group. Challice Limited, Mulberry’s majority shareholder holding a 56% stake, described the offer as an ‘unwanted distraction’ and said it had ‘no interest’ in selling its shares in the fashion brand to the retailer. The £111 million bid follows an earlier £83 million......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - September 2024
Posted: 30/09/2024
The Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in Paris this summer and, as predicted, saw a fusion between the worlds of sport and luxury fashion. French fashion group LVMH was described as ‘dominating’ the 2024 Games in a ‘multifaceted’ deal worth approximately USD $163 million that saw several of its ‘iconic Maisons’ taking on......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Jumo Health on merger with Falfurrias Capital Partners
Posted: 19/08/2024
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised on the UK aspects of the merger of Jumo Health and Falfurrias Capital Partners. The team acted for Jumo Health, Inc (Delaware corporation), and its wholly owned subsidiary, UK company Jumo Health Limited, on this deal under Delaware law. The team worked closely with......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - June 2024
Posted: 01/07/2024
Earlier this month ultra-fast-fashion retailer Shein filed for a London listing which could value the company at up to $50 billion. It comes after reports that an initial listing in the US fell through as a result of the giant’s extensive operations in, and links to, China. Shein, known for its affordable, trend-driven fashion, has seen rapid growth in recent years......>>

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