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Designer Jenna Lyons signs on as partner & investor at Cashmere Fund

Jenna Lyons, American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and television personality, has invested in the Cashmere Fund, an evergreen interval fund, and partnered with the fund's subadviser, Cashmere LLC (Cashmere). Lyons is set to lend her expertise in branding, consumer positioning, and creative strategy to support portfolio companies, while also...

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The unexpected impacts of Covid retail closures on small investors

Since the pandemic started, hundreds of thousands of retail locations have closed; some temporarily, many for good. While this trend has had a visible, almost immediate effect on retailers’ financials and strategies, there is another group of stakeholders who are facing unexpected challenges: Small investors. Commercial real estate has...

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Could Dries Van Noten be seeking an external investor?

London - Iconic Belgian designer Dries Van Noten is said to have hired Vendôme Global Partners to bring in an investor, after running his eponymous label completely independently for more than 30 years. Sources indicate that a number of talks have already taken place, with a range of potential partners, according to WWD. Although it remains...

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Diane von Furstenberg seeks new investor for DVF

London - Diane von Furstenberg is currently seeking out a new investor to take a stake in her brand DVF in order to help fund a new expansion scheme. The designer confirmed previous rumors concerning the potential sale of a stake in her company, stressing it was time to seek out a new management team. “I’m not selling the business, but the time...