N Brown agrees takeover by founding Alliance family member

N Brown owns the Jacamo, Simply Be and JD Williams brands (N Brown/PA) Simply Be and JD Williams fashion retailer N Brown has agreed a £191 million takeover by Joshua Alliance, whose family built up the home shopping group in the 1960s. Mr Alliance, who is a shareholder and non-executive director of N Brown, will pay 40p in cash for each share of N Brown that he does not already own..