{"id":50020,"date":"2022-11-30T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisory.capitalmind.com\/?post_type=deals&#038;p=50020"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:37:34","slug":"acquisition-of-dbs-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"deals","link":"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/deals\/acquisition-of-dbs-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquisition of DBS Lifestyle by PDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Investec advised PDS on its 51% acquisition of DBS Lifestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-deal\">About the deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Investec acted as the as financial adviser to PDS for its acquisition of DBS Lifestyle LLP (DBS). This transaction creates a win-win for both organizations. On one hand, DBS gains the patronage of the PDS platform for furthering its growth aspirations, on the other hand, PDS gains further access to leading retailers and brands enabling it to further penetrate the fashion and home categories in the Indian market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About PDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PDS offers design led sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution for major brands and retailers worldwide. The company operates over 50 offices in 22 countries and reported consolidated revenues of USD 1,064 million in FY22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DBS Lifestyle, founded by Divya Suri and Bhawnish Suri, is a design-led company catering to fashion and home categories. It owns over 20,000 original textile designs and patterns and serves over 200 fashion and 150 home clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe are thrilled to associate with Bhawnish and Divya who bring with them distinct design-led capabilities. While DBS has already carved a niche for itself in both the domestic and international markets, we believe under the aegis of the PDS platform, DBS is poised to catapult into the next league.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pallak Seth<\/strong> \u2013 Vice-Chairman of PDS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cIndia has been gaining tremendous traction in the global fashion space, both from a supply and demand standpoint. With this transaction, PDS augments its capabilities in India and further builds our design capabilities for servicing global customers. 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