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The Carlyle Group acquires majority stake in retailer End.

Global investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in luxury, streetwear and sportswear retailer End. In a statement, The Carlyle Group said it was acquiring the stake from founders Christiaan Ashworth and John Parker, who will retain a “significant minority stake” and remain co-chief executives of the company. Index...

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Private equity firm Permira acquires Golden Goose from Carlyle Group

New York – Golden Goose, Permira and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) announced Wednesday that the private equity firm will acquire Carlyle’s majority stake in the Italian luxury fashion brand. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close in the next months. “This is really about backing the sneaker trend, the...

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The Rise of Supreme - From a skate store to a billion dollar fashion company

London - Cult skatewear brand Supreme made headlines last week after news emerged that it had sold a 50 percent stake in the business to private equity firm Carlyle Group. The streetwear-inspired brand is said to be worth 1 billion US dollars now, as the brand is poised for global expansion. Supreme's founder, James Jebbia, has spent years...