After lying inactive for more than 150 years following its abolition in 1874, the East India Company name was revived in 2010 by British-Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta, who acquired the rights to ...

The East India Company had been revived in 2010 as a luxury food and drink retailer, the modern incarnation sought to trade on heritage rather than empire.

Revived as a luxury goods brand in 2010, the modern version of the old trading behemoth has sought protection under insolvency laws, citing mounting debts.

The East India Company, once ruler of vast Indian territories, has closed for the second time. Relaunched in the 2000s by Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta as a Mayfair luxury brand, which sold ...

Following India's first war of independence in 1857, the British government took direct control of India in 1858, ending the company's rule. The British Parliament formally dissolved the East India ...

Far removed from the upheaval that marked its historic end, this latest shutdown brings a subdued conclusion to a brand that ...

The East India Company has gone into liquidation more than 160 years after its dissolution following the 1857 rebellion.

Sanjiv Mehta, the Indian-origin entrepreneur, reassures that the East India Company is poised for long-term growth through a major restructuring. Despite media reports of its decline, the brand ...

The original East India Company, which played a pivotal role in British colonial rule in India, became dormant more than 150 ...

The revived East India Company has shut down in London after entering liquidation, marking its second collapse since the 1857 rebellion. Here’s what led to the end of the historic brand’s modern ...