| General info : | | Agent Provocateur is the brand name used by Agent Provocateur Ltd., a British lingerie retailer. The company has stores in 13 countries.
In 1994, Agent Provocateur was founded by Joseph Corré, the son of Vivienne Westwood, and his then-wife Serena Rees. The first store opened in Soho on Broadwick Street.[
The company sells colourful and fashionable lingerie. Joseph Corré is the designer for the brand.
In 2007, after the divorce of Corré and Rees, 3i, a private equity firm that invests in mid-size companies, purchased 80% of the company for £60 million.
Between November 2007 and March 2009 the company opened 13 shops, expanding to the US, Russia, Dubai and Hong Kong By March 2008, Agent Provocateur's profits dropped 18% to £2.2 million due to the cost of expansion.
Garry Hogarth stepped down as CEO in February 2016.
In March 2017, the business entered administration. As part of a "pre-pack" deal, it was purchased by Four Holdings, a company one-third owned by British businessman Mike Ashley who reportedly paid around "£25m after seeing off competition from private equity firm Lion Capital." | |
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| Websites | | https://www.agentprovocateur.com/eu_en/ (www.agentprovocateur.com/eu_en/) | |
| Relations : | | Founded by : Joseph Corré1994 | |
| Relations : | | Founded by : Serena Rees1994 | |
| Relations : | | Brand name used by : Agent Provocateur Ltd. | |
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| General info : | Agent Provocateur is the brand name used by Agent Provocateur Ltd., a British lingerie retailer. The company has stores in 13 countries.
In 1994, Agent Provocateur was founded by Joseph Corré, the son of Vivienne Westwood, and his then-wife Serena Rees. The first store opened in Soho on Broadwick Street.[
The company sells colourful and fashionable lingerie. Joseph Corré is the designer for the brand.
In 2007, after the divorce of Corré and Rees, 3i, a private equity firm that invests in mid-size companies, purchased 80% of the company for £60 million.
Between November 2007 and March 2009 the company opened 13 shops, expanding to the US, Russia, Dubai and Hong Kong By March 2008, Agent Provocateur's profits dropped 18% to £2.2 million due to the cost of expansion.
Garry Hogarth stepped down as CEO in February 2016.
In March 2017, the business entered administration. As part of a "pre-pack" deal, it was purchased by Four Holdings, a company one-third owned by British businessman Mike Ashley who reportedly paid around "£25m after seeing off competition from private equity firm Lion Capital." | Agent Provocateur is the brand name used by Agent Provocateur Ltd., a British lingerie retailer. The company has stores in 13 countries.
In 1994, Agent Provocateur was founded by Joseph Corré, the son of Vivienne Westwood, and his then-wife Serena Rees. The first store opened in Soho on Broadwick Street.
The company sells colourful and fashionable lingerie. Joseph Corré is the designer for the brand.
In 2007, after the divorce of Corré and Rees, 3i, a private equity firm that invests in mid-size companies, purchased 80% of the company for £60 million.
Between November 2007 and March 2009 the company opened 13 shops, expanding to the US, Russia, Dubai and Hong Kong By March 2008, Agent Provocateur's profits dropped 18% to £2.2 million due to the cost of expansion.
Garry Hogarth stepped down as CEO in February 2016.
In March 2017, the business entered administration. As part of a "pre-pack" deal, it was purchased by Four Holdings, a company one-third owned by British businessman Mike Ashley who reportedly paid around "£25m after seeing off competition from private equity firm Lion Capital." | |