"Our trading performance has been very strong in recent months and we are well-positioned as a business, having significantly strengthened our top team.
This period also included Matchesfashion's biggest-ever trading day, which was up 35% on the prior year, the source added.Apax bought a controlling stake in Matchesfashion in a deal valued at about $1bn, but the investment has been beset by operational problems. Its fortunes resembled those of many online fashion retailers, which saw a COVID-inspired sales bounce evaporate.
Mr Beighton spent more than a decade at ASOS, initially as chief financial officer before becoming CEO in 2015.