Piper has led a £20m investment into British affordable luxury jewellery brand, Monica Vinader. Alongside its own investment of £14m, Piper has brought in US consumer specialist Winona Capital, who have invested £6m to help accelerate growth in the US. Monica Vinader founded her eponymous business in 2007 to provide customers with affordable luxury pieces
It was the passion that Piper and Winona demonstrated for our brand and our growth ambitions that really appealed to us. They stood out from all the others due to their deep understanding of how to grow consumer brands and their ability to add significant value through their networks, knowledge and in-house expertise.
Recent news
As both entrepreneurs and expert investors in the consumer space, Piper continue to be fascinated by the stories behind growing successful branded businesses. This video is the first in a series of in-depth interviews with some of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs and managers about their views on what it takes to build brand legends. Our
Related videos
Piper, has sold its stake in The Rug Company to Palamon Capital Partners. The Rug Company is the preeminent global luxury rug brand. Under Piper’s investment, it has more than doubled sales and expanded worldwide with 12 new store openings. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Rug Company was founded in 1997
We are immensely proud of the excellent reputation The Rug Company has achieved in the world of interiors, design and fashion. Piper has been a fantastic partner. Its in-house experts have been incredibly helpful in supporting our growth, developing our e-commerce and systems and, most importantly, enabling us to build the right team for the future. We are sad to say goodbye to them.
Recent news
Having spent the last 30 years working with entrepreneurs and management teams within fast-growing consumer brands, Piper continue to be intrigued by the ways in which brands adapt to stay nimble and, most importantly, better and different versus the competition. Piper’s video interview series with leading entrepreneurs and brand leaders in the consumer space, starting
Related videos
Piper, has made a significant investment in Forthglade, the UK’s most established maker of natural pet food. Forthglade has been making high quality, natural dog and cat food for over 40 years. Based in Devon, the business develops its own recipes using a combination of nutritionally balanced ingredients with added vitamins and minerals that contain
Although we were approached by other potential investors, from the very first meeting Piper has demonstrated the value it will bring to the table and has already had a significant impact on the business. It was this, combined with the team’s undeniable passion for creating brand legends, that set Piper apart from its competitors.
Recent news
GeekMeet is a regular roundtable of ecommerce minds from the consumer branded world, sharing learnings from their everyday work. Under Chatham House rules, the forum provides a vehicle for like-minded individuals to freely discuss trading conditions, issues, trends and innovation while benchmarking online marketing strategies, people and agencies. In this third session, the topic was
Recent news
Piper has been named Investor of the Year at the prestigious Retailers’ Retailer Awards. The event, held at The Dorchester in London on March 4, recognises the best companies, concepts and individuals in the eating-out and drinking-out sectors. Now in their 17th year, the awards are organised by industry journal M&C Report. Winners are selected
Recent news
Our second video taken from interviews with some of our portfolio MD’s Piper has been named Investor of the Year at the prestigious Retailers’ Retailer Awards. To hear from our brands about how we like to work with investee businesses, please click on the below video link. The event, held at The Dorchester in London