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The global fashion industry is undergoing a major paradigm shift.  Over the last 10+ years, with online shopping via e-commerce growing leaps and bounds, many existing fashion retailers are trying to maintain a sound balance between their brick and mortar assets vs. digital assets. In addition, with the millennials being the predominant target audience, market segment and demographics, fashion brands are constantly striving to meet their “instant” and “on-demand” wants, needs and desires while capturing the ever-growing purchasing power and market share of this very important end-customer group. Whether it is haute couture, ready-to-wear, intimate apparel, active wear or accessories,...

Today’s independent “indie” films play an important role in continually advancing new creative content and media innovation to mainstream audiences worldwide.  Accordingly, the value chain of developing, producing and distributing indie films is essential.  With the constant change in market dynamics, a robust supply chain for high quality indie films is paramount in meeting the ever growing shifts in demographics and its wants, needs, and expectations. For potential sponsors and lenders of indie films, it is essential to undertake proper due diligence in order to ensure bankability while assessing risks and determining mitigation measures.  In this regard, the principles of...

There are considerable number of existing fashion brands in the global marketplace.  For sponsors and lenders, independent due diligence plays an important role in the transaction process for any potential capital investment.  This includes haute couture, ready-to-wear, intimate apparel, activewear and accessories.  Accordingly, a properly planned strategy and execution plan is key to conducting due diligence of emerging fashion brands. On a macro-level, a commercial market assessment is required to determine realistic market scenarios, trends, drivers with respect to value chains, customer segmentation and demographics, end-customer purchasing power, and critical price points.  In addition, existing players coupled with barriers to...