Building better businesses - Permira
Building better businesses - Permira
Building better businesses - Permira
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New Look<br />
www.newlook.co.uk<br />
Sector<br />
Consumer<br />
(Retail)<br />
Employees<br />
20,400<br />
Date of Investment<br />
April<br />
2004<br />
Senior Management<br />
Non-Executive Chairman<br />
(effective January 2010)<br />
John Gildersleeve<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
Alastair Miller<br />
<strong>Permira</strong> Contacts<br />
Martin Clarke<br />
Company Information<br />
Origin<br />
Public Company<br />
Total size of transaction<br />
€1,187m<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Carl McPhail<br />
Leanne Buckham<br />
Sales 2009<br />
£1,322m<br />
Financial Year End<br />
31 March<br />
Leading fashion<br />
value retailer with an<br />
attractive market position<br />
transformed since<br />
acquisition and<br />
expanded internationally<br />
Workforce grew from<br />
12,400 to 20,400 in 2009;<br />
UK retail space doubled<br />
since acquisition;<br />
developed in-house<br />
design expertise and<br />
broadened product range<br />
to achieve a 5.3%market<br />
share in womenswear 1<br />
Fast-growing online sales<br />
channel now operating in<br />
24 countries<br />
1<br />
Womenswear defined as women’s clothing and accessories; source TNS – 24 wks ending 6 December 2009<br />
64 <strong>Permira</strong> Annual Review 2009 Our Portfolio
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