Pentland Brands

company

About

Pentland Group is a brand management company.

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Details

Industries
Finance
Founded date
Jan 1, 1932
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
Venture Capital

Pentland Group is a privately held, global brand management company based in the UK, involved in the sports, outdoor and fashion markets. It is owned by Stephen Rubin and family.

The group owns or has shares in the following brands: Speedo, Ellesse, Berghaus, Boxfresh, Mitre, Red or Dead, Franco Sarto, Ted Baker Footwear, KangaROOS, The group is the worldwide licensee for Lacoste and Ted Baker footwear. Pentland also has a licence from Kickers international BV to sell Kickers products.

Pentland Group is the majority owner of JD Sports Fashion plc, ("JD Sports") which has 600 retail outlets in the UK, including JD, Bank, Scotts, Size, Blacks and Millets. Pentland also trade under the name of Brand-Fusion. There are currently 12 Brand-Fusion Outlets across the UK (2009) Pentland also has a venture capital division.

On 21 July 2010, owner Stephen Rubin was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Art (DArt) by Nottingham Trent University.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
1
Pentland Brands has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 4, 2022, when Robin Golf raised $1.50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Aug 4, 2022 Robin Golf
Seed $1.50M E-Commerce Yes