Singapore private equity firm Affirma Capital backed Blue Elephant with a 100 billion won investment even after prosecutors indicted its founder over 51 copied frame designs.
Asian private equity firm, ZWC Partners, has recently made an investment in the South Korea-based company, Iicombined, the force behind the renowned eyewear brand, Gentle Monster. This move is part of the firm’s plan to expedite its global expansion across…
Iicombined, a Korean lifestyle conglomerate, has broadened its retail footprint by launching its multi-brand initiative, Haus Nowhere, in Bangkok, Thailand. Situated on IconSiam’s M floor, the store introduces two major brand flagships. One is the inaugural…
The Seoul-based lifestyle conglomerate, Iicombined, has broadened its retail footprint by launching its multi-brand store, Haus Nowhere, in Bangkok, Thailand. Prime Location The store, located on IconSiam mall’s M floor, hosts two major brand flagships: the…
Augmented reality headsets have been around for years, but none of the market players has really expanded beyond the techy demographic and broken into the mainstream. An AR startup hopes to change that by partnering with an eyewear fashion brand. Nreal, the…
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