<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/06/very-group-goes-up-for-auction/"></div>US private equity firm Carlyle has launched an auction for multi-brand online retailer The Very Group, after buying it for only £1 in November 2025. According to reports in The Telegraph, Carlyle has kicked off a £2 billion sale of the heavily indebted retailer. Earlier this month, another American firm Elliott Advisors, which owns Waterstones,...<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/06/very-group-goes-up-for-auction/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt -->