Company mergers and expansions, movers and shakers, and cool collaborations contoured  the top half of this year., accentuating a time that’s rife with-and ready for-major change. We’ve scoped out the scene for you, gathering the top tidbits from Editor at Large’s latest news cycle.

Lee Silberman

1 | Robert Allen and Duralee merge The Robert Allen Duralee Group, also known as The RADGroup, married two of the industry’s oldest American fabric houses. Altamont Capital Partners has been a major investor in Robert Allen since 2011, sharing equity with the Cordover family, and will continue as a financial partner in The RADGroup. Lee Silberman, previously executive vice president of Duralee, was named CEO of RADGroup.

Pierre Frey