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eSky Group Acquires Thomas Cook

September 5, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Polish traveltech company eSky Group has acquired the Thomas Cook brand from Fosun Tourism Group to accelerate Thomas Cook's recovery and give eSky a stronger foothold in Western Europe. The deal combines Thomas Cook's brand heritage with eSky's flight inventory, dynamic packaging technology and performance marketing as eSky pushes to expand from a flight platform into a virtual tour operator offering package holidays.

BRANDED Group Acquires Puracy

October 6, 2021

Consumer Products

BRANDED Group has completed the full acquisition of Puracy, a plant-based household cleaning and personal care brand founded in 2013. The deal pairs Puracy's natural-product portfolio and founder team with BRANDED's e-commerce infrastructure and resources to accelerate brand growth and global expansion.

Sykes Holiday Cottages Acquires Pure Cottages Group from LDC

January 6, 2020

Restaurants & Hospitality

Chester-based Sykes Holiday Cottages has acquired Pure Cottages Group from private equity investor LDC for an undisclosed sum. The deal brings the Pure Cottages portfolio — a collection of five luxury regional holiday rental brands managing more than 1,500 holiday homes across Cumbria, Cornwall and the Cotswolds — into Sykes' wider network to bolster its premium offering and support further UK and international expansion.

Creative Brands Acquires Pomchies

May 10, 2022

Consumer Products

Creative Brands of Phoenix, AZ acquired Pomchies LLC, a Scottsdale-based maker of hair accessories and novelty products founded by Heather Clark. The acquisition brings Pomchies into Creative Brands' distribution and manufacturing platform to expand marketing, field sales, telemarketing and e-commerce reach across retail channels.

Trendy Group Acquires Majority Stake in Denham the Jeanmaker

January 22, 2022

Retail

Trendy (China) Group Co., Ltd. has acquired the majority equity interest in Denham Group B.V., purchasing the shares held by Amlon Capital B.V. Jason Denham remains a shareholder and will continue as Chief Creative Officer; Trendy Group intends to grow the Denham brand — particularly in China and other international markets.

Oakley Capital's Iconic BrandCo Acquires Smythson, Fornasetti and Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano

July 1, 2025

Consumer Products

Oakley Capital’s Iconic BrandCo (a Fund III vehicle) has invested in three heritage luxury brands: Smythson of Bond Street, Fornasetti and Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano (FPM). The investments expand Iconic BrandCo’s portfolio of heritage lifestyle brands and aim to accelerate international expansion, digitisation and operational synergies across the group.