Palamon snaps up retail site
ROBERT Bensoussan, the chairman of LK Bennett and former boss of Jimmy Choo, has joined forces with Palamon Capital Partners to buy a majority stake in Feelunique.com, the online beauty retailer.
Bensoussan’s retail and luxury goods buyout vehicle Sirius Equity and Palamon yesterday said they have agreed to purchase a controlling stake from Feelunique’s founders in a deal that values the retailer at £26m including debt.
Feelunique was founded in 2005 by entrepreneurs Aaron Chatterley and Richard Schiessl. It stocks beauty products from over 500 brands including Dior and Benefit and turned over £30m last year.