Hat tip to Isabella Fish of The Times for effectively smoking out Julian Dunkerton's plans to take Superdry private.
Superdry was yesterday forced to confirm Dunkerton's move after Isabella's story about stakebuilding from First Seagull AS, a Norwegian hedge fund. Below is a link to Superdry's confirmation:..
This morning London-listed retailer Superdry confirmed Mark "the Kleinmanator" Kleinman's story about an equity fundraising.
Now, little old Betaville was chasing a rather similar story during the first Lockdown of 2020 while I was working on the business desk of the Mail on Sunday...
Chums on The Sunday Times had a decent haul this weekend.
Jamie "Nimmers" Nimmo landed the splash (lead item) in the business section about FTSE 100 giant Vodafone and his tale seemed to suggest activist investor Cevian may be looking to re-build a shareholding in the business following the departure of Nick Reid, the chief executive. Below is a link to Nimmers's story:..
The bust up at Superdry between its board and founder/largest shareholder has been almost as fractitious as the dreaded Brexit row in Parliament.
So, Simon English of the Evening Standard has come up with an ingenious way to end it...