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New Look: Going Private with Private Equity Support. Josh Lerner, 2010, Paper, "In July 2003, UK fashion retailer New Look was taken private with the support of Apax Partners/Permira. The management of New Look, originally listed publicly in 1998, wanted to transform the company to improve performance and take advantage of several opportunities they believed the UK and European retail sector offered. These transformations would increase business risk and require substantial investments and patience from investors." Link