In the BBC series Dragons' Den, Touker Suleyman acquired the menswear retailer Hawes & Curtis in 2005.
Suleyman bought Hawes & Curtis after the company entered financial difficulty. The retailer, founded in London in 1913, had a long history of making and selling shirts and other menswear. Under Suleyman’s ownership, it was repositioned and expanded through retail stores and online sales.
The business became one of the best-known companies associated with Suleyman’s investment career. He later built a broader fashion portfolio, including the womenswear brand Ghost, which he acquired in 2008.
Suleyman joined Dragons' Den in 2015. Hawes & Curtis is sometimes mixed up with Ghost when people list his businesses, but the two acquisitions occurred separately: Hawes & Curtis in 2005 and Ghost in 2008. That distinction makes the acquisition date and retailer a precise way to identify this Dragon.