Putman Investments acquires Ricki’s and Cleo, aiming to revive the struggling apparel brands amid Comark’s financial ...

Doug Putman is said to be eyeing a potential swoop for the shops, according to The Sun. Private equity groups Hilco, Alteri and Modella Capital have also been named as potential suitors.

It is understood that advisers working for WHSmith have been in discussions with Doug Putman, the Canadian entrepreneur who rescued HMV from bankruptcy in 2019. The retail group has been in ...

It’s unknown why Putman didn’t make a bid for Bootlegger. The company run by Doug Putman, whose steelworker father Bob started Everest Toys in the 1990s, has been building up a retail empire ...

An Ontario court has granted Comark Holdings Inc. approval to sell its Ricki’s and Cleo banners to the owner of Toys “R” Us Canada and HMV and laid the groundwork for the ailing company to off-load ...

HMV owner Doug Putman is considering a bid to snap up WHSmith’s unwanted high street stores. Putman, who rescued the record specialist from bankruptcy in 2019, is understood to be in discussions ...

HMV owner Doug Putman is the latest potential bidder considering the acquisition of WHSmith’s unwanted portfolio of circa 500 high street stores. Putman, a Canadian billionaire, rescued music ...

It is understood that advisers working for WHSmith have been in discussions with Doug Putman, the Canadian entrepreneur who rescued HMV from bankruptcy in 2019. The retail group, which has ...

In June 2024, we highlighted five deals in athleisure apparel. From that period to now, here are five recent deals PE Hub has ...

After falling into administration in 2018 – and being rescued a year later by Canadian entrepreneur Doug Putman – HMV has been on a mission to modernise and play into pop culture. “We did a lot of ...