Acquisitions
LVMH acquires Les Editions Croque Futur
The France-based luxury conglomerate has announced its acquisition of the French publishing house Les Éditions Croque Futur, owner of the publications Challenges, Sciences & Avenir and La Recherche
Kering to acquire Raselli Franco Group in staged deal
The France-based luxury group has announced a staged acquisition of jewellery maker Raselli Franco Group. The deal will begin with the purchase of a 20% stake in the first quarter
Arklyz closes deal to acquire Gabor Shoes
The Switzerland-based sports and lifestyle group has announced the completion of its acquisition of Gabor Shoes. No financial details of the transaction have been released
Chinese Group HSG Takes Majority Stake in Golden Goose
Under the new ownership structure, Permira will retain a minority stake, Silvio Campara will remain Chief Executive Officer, and Marco Bizzarri is set to become non-Executive Chairman
Prada completes Versace acquisition
The Italy-based luxury group has completed its acquisition of Versace from Capri Holdings for approximately 1.3 billion euros. The deal was announced in April
Hermès takes a minority stake in the Italian cashmere maker Lanificio Colombo
As part of its strategy to strengthen vertical integration, the French luxury group has acquired a 15% stake in the Italian manufacturer of cashmere and other noble fibres Lanificio Colombo
Arklyz announces the acquisition of Gabor
The Swiss-based sports and lifestyle group is continuing to expand its portfolio into footwear, having recently announced the acquisition of Gabor. No financial details were released
VF Corp announces sale of Dickies to Bluestar Alliance
The US-based outdoor and activewear group has entered into a definitive agreement with the management firm Bluestar Alliance to sell the Dickies brand for 600 million US dollars in cash
Kyaia expands portfolio with the acquisition of AsPortuguesas
The Portuguese group has acquired the eco-friendly footwear brand AsPortuguesas, also from Portugal, for an undisclosed sum. Kyaia already owns the Fly London and Softinos brands
Skechers goes private following 3G Capital acquisition
The Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital has completed its acquisition of Skechers. After almost three decades as a public company, Skechers has gone private
Dick’s Sporting Goods closes Foot Locker acquisition
The US-based sporting goods retailer has finalised its acquisition of the footwear and apparel retailer Foot Locker, which was announced in May and valued at 2.4 billion US dollars
3G Capital and Skechers receive regulatory approval for acquisition
Skechers and 3G Capital have announced that all the necessary regulatory approvals have been received for 3G Capital to proceed with its acquisition of the California-based footwear brand
Authentic Brands to acquire the majority of Guess?'s intellectual property
Authentic Brands Group has reached an agreement with lifestyle brand Guess? to acquire a majority stake in its intellectual property in a deal valued at approximately 1.4 billion USD
Coats Group acquires OrthoLite
The UK-based manufacturer of industrial threads for the apparel and footwear industries is set to acquire the insole manufacturer OrthoLite for an initial enterprise value of 770 million USD
Gerry Weber closes all its stores, sells trademark rights
The German fashion retailer is closing all its stores in Germany and Europe while selling its trademark rights to Spanish retailer Victrix. This follows its third insolvency in a few years-
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