• JOIN US
  • SIGN IN
  • Our team
  • Advisers
  • ABOUT

The Industry London

  • Home
  • News & Insight
    • Business
    • Retail & Etail
    • Tech & Media
  • Fashion
    • Trends
    • Brands & Designers
  • People
    • Moves
    • Experts
    • Interviews
  • Members
    • Join Us
    • ind-directory
  • EVENTS
    • Save the Date
    • IND-TV

Posted In Business, News & Insight

Orlebar Brown explores £50m sale option

Lauretta Roberts | 27th August 2017

 0
Orlebar Brown, Wimbledon

Men’s luxury swimwear brand Orlebar Brown has appointed advisers to seek investment options for the business including a potential £50m sale.

According to The Telegraph the business, which was founded 10 years ago by former photographer Adam Brown, has appointed Cavendish Corporate Finance to oversee proceedings and it is expected to attract interest from private equity houses.

Brown founded the brand as he wanted to find tailored shorts to swim in and the signature product, which ranges in price from £95 to £395, went on to garner a celebrity fan base including former Prime Minister David Cameron.

The range has since expanded to include ready-to-wear, footwear and accessories and a boys’ line and turnover is expected to reach around £23m this year with about half of its sales coming from outside the UK.

In the UK, the brand has stores in Mayfair, Notting Hill, the City, Wimbledon, Chelsea and Canary Wharf as well as a pop-up outlet at Bicester Village. It has also has own brand stores in a number of global markets including the US, France, Turkey, Australia and Kuwait and is sold by a number of wholesale partners and on its website.

Share on FacebookShare on Google+Tweet about this on TwitterShare on LinkedInPin on Pinterest
Tags / Adam Brown, menswear, Orlebar Brown, Private Equity, swimwear

About Author / Lauretta Roberts

Lauretta Roberts is managing director and Editor-in-Chief of The Industry, having acquired the business along with business partner Antony Hawman in July 2015. She is also the former director of brand & propositions of trend forecaster WGSN and a former editor of Drapers magazine.

You Might Also Like

Baartmans and Siegel: LCM AW16 Menswear Review

15th January 2016

Kent & Curwen to open flagship store in Covent Garden

15th June 2017

Zimmermann’s first European store opens in London

3rd August 2017
Previous Post
Next Post

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER

Trending on The Industry

  • Primark confirmed as first new tenant for Trafford Centre extension
  • Oliver Bonas opens first store in Wales
  • Pharrell leads diverse line-up of creatives in latest G-Star RAW campaign
  • Orlebar Brown explores £50m sale option
  • Serena Rees
    Serena Rees’ new underwear brand has £1m of stock stolen

ADVERTISEMENTS

Connect with us

INDLondon Tweets

Twitter
The Industry
The Industry
@INDLondon

Fashion and lifestyle retailer @OliverBonas to open first store in Wales at St David's #Cardiff #retail ow.ly/wrOH30eL29a pic.twitter.com/8B1VTAyDVg

reply retweet favourite
6:30 pm · 29th August 2017
Follow @INDLondon

Find us on Facebook

Connect with The Industry

About Us

About
Join us
Events

CONTACT US

Contact
Our team

Tags

#WattsWhat Accessories Advertising Asos Athleisure Brexit British Fashion Council Burberry Catwalks Christopher Bailey Coach Collaborations David Watts Department stores Dior ecommerce etail Farfetch Footwear GUCCI High street John Lewis London Fashion Week Luxury Marketing Marks & Spencer media menswear NET-A-PORTER New York Fashion Week Next property Retail Sandra Halliday Selfridges social media Sportswear SS17 Swarovski Crystallized Technology The Industry Topshop Trends Vogue YOOX NET-A-PORTER Group

Widget Area 3

Assign a Widget

© Copyright Magnus Media & Events Ltd. 2016

7ads6x98y