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Baring Asia acquires control of Cath Kidston

Cath Kidston’s Chinese financial backers Baring Private Equity Asia have acquired the equity stake of TA Associates, the US private equity company, to become the controlling majority shareholder of the retail brand. Baring Asia, one of the largest and most established independent private equity firms in Asia, has been a shareholder in Cath...

People

Cath Kidston exits role at eponymous brand

London - Cath Kidston, founder of the eponymous lifestyle brand best known for its kitsch floral prints, has announced her impending exit from her role as non-executive director. Kidston is set to retire from her role at the retailer she founded over two decades ago in Holland Park following this year's annual meeting in order to purse other...

Fashion

Baring Asia acquires “substantial” stake in Cath Kidston

Private equity firm Baring Asia has acquired a “substantial” stake in fashion and lifestyle retailer Cath Kidston for an undisclosed sum, as the brand looks to expand in Asia. Baring bought the stake from Cath Kidston’s existing majority shareholder, private equity company TA Associates, as well asmembers of the company’s management team, in...

Design

TA Associates invests in fashion brands

American investment fund TA Associates has confirmed that it has acquired a 60 percent stake in Dutch, the parent-company of fashion labels Joie, Equipment and Current/Elliott for an undisclosed sum. Founded by Serge Azria, the California-based Dutch group was constructed around fashion brand Joie, which the group acquired in 2007, then Azria...