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Very Group receives 125 million pounds funding from Carlyle and IMI

The Very Group has received a 125 million pounds funding package from global investment firm Carlyle and international investment house IMI. The agreement includes Carlyle and IMI each taking a seat on the Very Group board. The company also announced that following two years in the role and having reached the end of his contract term, Dirk Van...

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End. Clothing lines up former Gucci CEO as new chair

US private equity giant Carlyle is reportedly lining up former Gucci chief executive Patrizio di Marco to become chair of British luxury, streetwear and sportswear retailer End. Clothing. Di Marco, who spent six years at the helm of Gucci before exiting in 2015, will join End.Clothing in the coming months, Sky News reports. Since leaving the...

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Carlyle Group acquires majority stake in Beautycounter

Global investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in digital-native clean beauty brand, Beautycounter, an investment that values the company at 1 billion US dollars. The investment will set Beautycounter up for “accelerated growth,” said Carlyle in a statement, by allowing the beauty company to accelerate its strategic...

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Golden Goose appoints former Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet as Chairman of Board of Directors

Italian luxury streetwear brand Golden Goose has appointed former Chanel global chief executive officer Maureen Chiquet as its new Chairman of Board of Directors. Chiquet will replace Patrizio Di Marco, the former CEO of Gucci, and work alongside Silvio Campara, the company’s CEO since 2018. Chiquet’s appointment demonstrates Golden Goose’s...

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Carlyle wins the race over Golden Goose

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired 100 percent of capital at Golden Goose. The final amount paid by the asset management firm has reportedly reached 400 million euros and the transaction is confirmed to be finalised by late March. Back in 2015 the Belgian investment firm Ergon bought a majority stakein the Venice-based fashion brand for...

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Carlyle ups its stake in Twin-Set to 90 percent

Italian fashion label Twin-Set has kicked off the summer with a shareholding and management reorganisation. The Carlyle Group has increased its stake in the company up to 90 percent, while the remaining 10 percent rests in the hands of the firm´s creative director. The Carlyle Group has upped its 72 percent stake to 90 percent, while CEO Titian...

Design

Carlyle sells stake in Moncler for 215 million euro

Carlyle Group has sold off its entire 7.13 percent stake in luxury Italian outerwear company Moncler, for 215 million euros, or 172million pounds according to current exchange rates, as French investment firm Eurazeo, Moncler's largest independent shareholder, revealed its ongoing support. Eurazeo, which currently holds a 23.3 percent stake in...

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Carlyle Group acquires Twin-Set brand

The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in the company Light Force, owner of Italian womenswear brand Twin-Set. The Group, which also owns luxury sportswear brand Moncler, bought the stake from founders Tiziano Sgarbi and Simona Barbieri and Italian growth capital fund DGPA Capital. The terms of the transaction, which is set to close at...

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Carlyle grabs stake in Fabindia

Global private equity major Carlyle has grabbed an equity investment in ethnic wear chain Fabindia. The latter would utilise the funds generated through stake sale to expand its network of small-format stores in Tier II, III cities. The deal values the company at Rs 1,400 crores. The buzz is that Carlyle outbid top private equity firms like Bain...