Montane
This is the brand’s own full-price collection.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- Now Montane Ltd (Companies House 03223959; Ashington, Northumberland) Ultimate parent: Inverleith LLP (Edinburgh) - majority/lead investor since March 2020; MT HOLDINGS (HK) LIMITED took a stake in May 2025 Private-equity backed
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Mainline brandSold through the brand’s own stores and wholesale. Off-price stock is usually genuine surplus or end-of-line.
- Market tier
- Premium
- Seen at off-price
- Rarely
- Also appears as
- MONTANE
Notes
Edinburgh consumer-brand investor Inverleith LLP became majority shareholder in March 2020, with MD Jake Doxat keeping a minority stake; in May 2025 MT HOLDINGS (HK) LIMITED took a stake (size undisclosed) to lead expansion in China and Asia, and Inverleith was still described as lead investor. The Kathmandu lead was not supported by any source found; founding year not stated in opened sources (brand dates to the mid-1990s; the company was incorporated in 1996 as Chonos Ltd).
Sources
- just-style.com /news/outdoor-brand-montane-acquired-by-inverleith
- grough.co.uk /magazine/2020/03/03/scots-investment-firm-inverleith-takes-majority-stake-in-outdoors-brand-montane
- retailtimes.co.uk /montane-announces-strategic-investment-partnership-to-drive-global-growth
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk /company/03223959
- montane.com /pages/about-us