Once synonymous with immense power, the East India Company has shut down for the second time after slipping into voluntary liquidation. The firm’s store and website have been closed, with over ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 first time the East India Company (EIC) was formally dissolved was in 1874, as result of the 1857 First War of ...

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, 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 ...

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

The luxury brand revived in London by entrepreneur Sanjiv Mehta has entered liquidation, with debts of more than £950,000 ...