Flamboyant businessman acquires Midlands-founded clothing brand

Belstaff
The flamboyant businessman behind plans to build a new version of the Land Rover Defender has splashed out on the acquisition of another Midlands design icon. Jim Ratcliffe, who owns the petrochemicals group Ineos, revealed earlier this year he plans a £600m project to launch his own version of the classic off-roader, which he has dubbed Projekt Grenadier. Not content with that, he has now acquired clothing brand, Belstaff Group from JAB Luxury, a private investment vehicle for the billionaire Reimann family in Germany, in an u... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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