Smythson has been acquired by Oakley Capital, targets US, Europe, Japan growth

Smythson of Bond Street, the high-end British leather goods business, has been acquired from Jacques Bahbout’s Tivoli Group by Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. Smythson The company said it “marks an exciting new chapter in Smythson’s 137-year history of British craftsmanship. Following years of strengthening the brand’s…

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Vivianne Miedema Aims To Score 100th International Goal At Women’s Euro

Leeuwarden, Netherlands – June 26: Vivianne Miedema of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring her … More teams second goal during the Women’s International Friendly match between Netherlands and Finland at Kooi Stadion on June 26, 2025 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. (Photo by Anne Waterlander/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images) DeFodi Images via Getty Images The…

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Bucks Keep Key Playoff Performer on a 2-Year Deal

Bucks Keep Key Playoff Performer on a 2-Year Deal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Milwaukee Bucks have been active this offseason, especially when it comes to retaining key performers. Before the start of the NBA’s free agency, the team secured backup center Bobby Portis on a three-year, $44 million contract. Portis is one of the…

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JOOR launches ‘Ready-To-Ship Style’ in-season event as buyer priorities evolve

Digital wholesale management platform JOOR has “responded to the need for speed” and launched ‘Ready-To-Ship Style’, which it says is a “first-of-its-kind in-season buying tariff-mitigating digital trade show”. JOOR It focuses on “best-selling evergreen styles and new stock ready to be shipped immediately” that have “never been more vital to ensuring growth”. The digital event…

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In defence of the second-mover advantage

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A note of threat has crept into the otherwise optimistic language of those who champion the adoption of artificial intelligence. You can hear it in the rhetoric of UK technology secretary Peter Kyle, who told…

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