NEW ZEALAND: Lingerie Firm Bendon Attracts Third Bidder
The third bidder in the race to buy New Zealand-based lingerie marketer, Bendon Group, was today said to be Australian tycoon Solomon Lew. Mr Lew, who already has several fashion industry investments including a 10 per cent stake in retail chain Country Road, has expressed an interest in Bendon in the past and is now reported to have put together a Bendon consortium with a partner.