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Financial Markets

L Catterton: Finding Value in a Tough Market

Nikhil Thukral, managing partner at the LVMH-affiliated private equity fund, talks about the ingredients of winning companies, the dynamics challenging fashion's incumbents and how economic shifts are shaping investor strategies in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.

Financial Markets

L Catterton: Finding Value in a Tough Market

Nikhil Thukral, managing partner at the LVMH-affiliated private equity fund, talks about the ingredients of winning companies, the dynamics challenging fashion's incumbents and how economic shifts are shaping investor strategies in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.

Financial Markets

The Year Ahead: The Future of Fashion Deal-Making

For fashion’s private market investors, deal-making may provide less-than-ideal returns and raise questions about the long-term value creation opportunities across parts of the fashion industry, reports The State of Fashion 2024.

Financial Markets

The Year Ahead: The Future of Fashion Deal-Making

For fashion’s private market investors, deal-making may provide less-than-ideal returns and raise questions about the long-term value creation opportunities across parts of the fashion industry, reports The State of Fashion 2024.

Financial Markets

The Investment Giant Behind Some of Fashion’s Biggest Deals

L Catterton, the private-equity firm with close ties to LVMH and Bernard Arnault that’s preparing to take Birkenstock public, has become an investment giant in the consumer-goods space, with stakes in companies selling everything from fashion to pet food to tacos.

Financial Markets

The Investment Giant Behind Some of Fashion’s Biggest Deals

L Catterton, the private-equity firm with close ties to LVMH and Bernard Arnault that’s preparing to take Birkenstock public, has become an investment giant in the consumer-goods space, with stakes in companies selling everything from fashion to pet food to tacos.

Technology

Can Indie Fashion Compete With E-commerce Juggernauts?

Brands struggle to adapt to wholesale partners like Ssense because of their rampant discounting, which some say threatens the entire livelihood of independent fashion. But individual brands and retailers may have their own tricks up the sleeve.

Technology

Can Indie Fashion Compete With E-commerce Juggernauts?

Brands struggle to adapt to wholesale partners like Ssense because of their rampant discounting, which some say threatens the entire livelihood of independent fashion. But individual brands and retailers may have their own tricks up the sleeve.

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Direct-to-Consumer

How the DTC Bust Could Play Out

Fashion and beauty start-up valuations appear to have stabilised after plunging last year, though it may be months or even years before many return to their old highs — if they ever do. But there are ways for emerging and established players to ride out the downturn.

Direct-to-Consumer

How the DTC Bust Could Play Out

Fashion and beauty start-up valuations appear to have stabilised after plunging last year, though it may be months or even years before many return to their old highs — if they ever do. But there are ways for emerging and established players to ride out the downturn.

Direct-to-Consumer

Case Study | How to Build a Profitable DTC Brand

With the direct-to-consumer funding heyday now over, DTC brands need to turn a profit. Unlike their revenue-obsessed counterparts, DTC pioneers Marine Layer, Meundies and Trinny London offer a blueprint for achieving both top- and bottom-line growth.

Direct-to-Consumer

Case Study | How to Build a Profitable DTC Brand

With the direct-to-consumer funding heyday now over, DTC brands need to turn a profit. Unlike their revenue-obsessed counterparts, DTC pioneers Marine Layer, Meundies and Trinny London offer a blueprint for achieving both top- and bottom-line growth.

Direct-to-Consumer

How DTC Brands Are Cutting Costs

Start-ups under pressure to operate in the black have logistics and marketing expenses in their sights.

Direct-to-Consumer

How DTC Brands Are Cutting Costs

Start-ups under pressure to operate in the black have logistics and marketing expenses in their sights.

Direct-to-Consumer

The Next Wave of DTC Acquisitions

As the economy weakens and funding dries up, more digital upstarts will face pressure to sell. They’ll have no trouble finding buyers – if they can prove they’re more than just another money-losing start-up.

Direct-to-Consumer

The Next Wave of DTC Acquisitions

As the economy weakens and funding dries up, more digital upstarts will face pressure to sell. They’ll have no trouble finding buyers – if they can prove they’re more than just another money-losing start-up.

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Beauty

Case Study | How to Build an Independent Beauty Brand

From fragrance to skin care to hair care, independent brands are making their mark on the beauty industry, but competition is stiff and scaling these businesses is more complex than ever.

Beauty

Case Study | How to Build an Independent Beauty Brand

From fragrance to skin care to hair care, independent brands are making their mark on the beauty industry, but competition is stiff and scaling these businesses is more complex than ever.

Retail

Ralph Lauren Sells Club Monaco to Private Equity Firm Regent

The deal concludes a strategic overhaul announced last year.

Retail

Ralph Lauren Sells Club Monaco to Private Equity Firm Regent

The deal concludes a strategic overhaul announced last year.

Retail

Op-Ed | The DTC Reckoning Is Real. What Next?

For founders of undercapitalised, unprofitable DTC brands, partnering with a strategic player earlier than anticipated is a success, not a failing, argues Matt Kaden.

Retail

Op-Ed | The DTC Reckoning Is Real. What Next?

For founders of undercapitalised, unprofitable DTC brands, partnering with a strategic player earlier than anticipated is a success, not a failing, argues Matt Kaden.

Luxury

All Eyes on Prada in Milan

This week, everyone will be talking about Prada rumours in Milan, the one-year anniversary of Karl Lagerfeld's death and a potential sale of Victoria's Secret. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

All Eyes on Prada in Milan

This week, everyone will be talking about Prada rumours in Milan, the one-year anniversary of Karl Lagerfeld's death and a potential sale of Victoria's Secret. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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