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Mytheresa raises IPO price to 26 dollars a share

Mytheresa has upped the pricing of its shares ahead of its IPO. The German luxury e-tailer plans to sell around 15.6 million American depositary shares (ADS) which will now cost 26 dollars apiece, compared to the range of between 16 and 18 dollars it announced last week. The company, which first announced plans to go public late last year, will...

21 Jan 2021

Business

The Very Group mulls IPO

The owners of British online retailer The Very Group are reportedly mulling an IPO that could value the business at 3 billion pounds. The Barclay family is in the early stages of deciding whether to take the group public amid soaring investor interest in online retailers, Sky News reports. The Very Group has been one of the success stories of...

18 Jan 2021

Business

Dr Martens confirms plans to float on London Stock Exchange

British footwear brand Dr Martens has confirmed plans to float on the London Stock Exchange. The company had already said it was “considering” a floatation, but on Monday confirmed the news in a statement. An offer price for the shares was not disclosed. Dr Martens plans London Stock Exhange IPO The bootmaker, which is owned by private equity...

18 Jan 2021

Business

Mytheresa announces pricing of US IPO

German luxury fashion e-tailer Mytheresa has revealed the pricing of its IPO that it announced at the end of 2020. The retailer said it plans to sell around 15.6 million American depositary shares (ADS) at between 16 and 18 dollars each. The company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘MYTE’. Mytheresa, which...

13 Jan 2021

Business ANALYSIS

Explosive web traffic and rising menswear and denim sales drive Madewell’s IPO’s prospects

New York – Madewell is topping its parent’s company – J.Crew Group – growth, adding to the investors’ appeal regarding its recently announced IPO. Madewell derived 40 percent of sales from e-commerce channels in the first six months of this year and had a brick-and-mortar footprint of just 132 locations as of August, the company said in its S-1...

6 Oct 2019

Business

Global Fashion Group postpones IPO

Fashion e-tailer Global Fashion Group (GFG) has postponed its planned initial public offering (IPO) until July. The offer period for the IPO, which was planned to end 25 June, has now been set for 28 June, while the company’s shares, which were expected to start trading on 27, will now start trading on 2 July. The company, which operates...

26 Jun 2019

Business

Global Fashion Group announces price range for IPO

Global Fashion Group (GFG) has set the price range for its planned initial public offering (IPO) at 6 euros to 8 euros per share as the global fashion e-tailer prepares to float on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The offer period is expected to commence on 18 June and to expire on 25 June, while trading in the company’s shares on the regulated...

17 Jun 2019

Business

The RealReal files for IPO

Luxury secondhand platform The RealReal has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) and is looking to raise 100 million dollars. According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the San Francisco-based company intends to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ‘Real”. The company, which specialises in the resale of luxury...

4 Jun 2019

Business

Global Fashion Group prepares IPO

Fashion e-tailer Global Fashion Group (GFG) has announced its intention to conduct an IPO and a listing of its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company, which operates e-commerce platforms The Iconic, Zalora, Dafiti and Lamoda, said it intends to raise approximately 300 million euros in the planned offering, and will use the money to...

3 Jun 2019

Business

Levi Strauss & Co announces launch of IPO

It’s official: Levi Strauss & Co will be returning to Wall Street after a hiatus of 35 years. The company announced today that it has commenced an initial public offering (IPO) of 36,666,667 shares of its Class A common stock. The price is currently expected to be between 14 US dollars and 16 US dollars per share. Levi Strauss & Co is offering...

11 Mar 2019

Business

Pinterest reportedly preparing for IPO

Pinterest has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) around June, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company is seeking a valuation of 12 billion US dollars. If confirmed, Pinterest would be the latest in a series of tech companies confidentially filing for IPOs in...

25 Feb 2019

Business

Farfetch files for IPO

Farfetch Limited has confirmed its plans to go public in an F-1 form filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company aims to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FTCH.Rumors about the e-tailer going public have been around for quite some time. Founded in 2007 in the UK, Farfetch is a luxury marketplace...

21 Aug 2018