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Gabriele Maggio named new CEO of Twinset

Gabriele Maggio is the new chief executive officer of Twinset. His appointment forms part of the company's new ownership structure, which passed to the joint control of Borletti Group and Quadrivio & Pambianco (manager of the Made in Italy Fund II) in June 2025. The two entities acquired 100 percent of Twinset with an equal stake. A manager with...

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Mergers and acquisitions: PwC says fashion and luxury sector is increasingly selective

Mergers and acquisition operations in the consumer sector are slowing down globally. However, seven mega-deals exceeding 5 billion dollars are boosting overall value. In Italy, 158 transactions were announced in the first five months of 2025. These are some of the findings detailed in the report 'PwC Global & Italian Merger and Acquisition Trend...

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Borletti group and Quadrivio & Pambianco acquire Twinset

Borletti Group and Quadrivio & Pambianco, through the private equity vehicle Made in Italy Fund II, acquired one hundred percent of Italian fashion brand Twinset from the private equity fund Carlyle, which had controlled it since 2017. The transaction involves equal participation between the two investors, who will jointly support the company's...

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Carlyle close to finalising sale of Twinset for just under 200 million euros

US fund Carlyle is about to conclude an agreement to sell the Italian ready-to-wear brand Twinset to the investment groups Borletti and Quadrivio, according to sources close to the matter cited by Reuters. The transaction, expected in the coming days, would value the brand at just under 200 million euros, amid significant debt. Founded in 1987...

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Twinset Milano Spring/Summer 25 Collection Fashion show

LIGHTNESS Light and clean. Chic and feminine. Twinset’s Spring Summer 2025 collection speaks the language of lightness and femininity, expressed in a lifestyle summed up by aesthetic convention in the terms defining today’s women. But the clothes in the collection have much more to say. They say, for example, that they belong to a concrete way...

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Twinset signs eyewear license with De Rigo

Contemporary womenswear brand Twinset is launching its first eyewear collection after signing a worldwide licensing deal with the De Rigo Group. Twinset said that Italy-based De Rigo will design, produce and distribute its branded optical frames and sunglasses, with the debut collection launching in March. De Rigo added that the eyewear line...

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Pleasedontbuy: Twinset gets on the rental fashion wagon

New York – The Italian specialty fashion brand Twinset, has just announced the launch of its 'Pleasedontbuy' initiative, a series of capsule collections available only for rent. Twinset, owned by the investment firm Carlyle, will officially make available its new capsule collection next September: Pleasedontbuy, a fashion range just available...

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Twinset Milano opens first UK store

Italian contemporary womenswear label Twinset Milano has opened its first UK store on the King’s Road in London, as part of its international expansion strategy to focus on growing overseas. The Chelsea store, which opened on July 25, will be joined this summer by the brand’s second UK store at Westfield London’s The Village, which is set to...

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Twinset plots global expansion to become an international brand

London - Twinset has unveiled its expansion strategy for Twinset Milano, the new name of its main line and its campaign for Spring/Summer 2018 following its acquisition by private equity firm Carlyle Group, which sees the brand opening its first store in London in spring 2018. The brand’s new expansion strategy, sees Twinset focusing on growing...

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UPDATE: Twinset appoints new creative directors, launches menswear

London - Italian apparel label Twinset has unveiled its new corporate brand image, appointed two new creative directors and is set to launch menswear following its acquisition by US private equity firm Carlyle Group. Twinset's main product line has been rebranded as Twinset Milano, to underline the brand's Italian roots. In addition, Twinset has...

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Carlyle Group takes full control of Twinset

US private equity group Carlyle Group has strengthened its position in Italian fashion brand Twinset by buying the remaining 10 percent stake from founder Simona Barbieri, to increase its stake from 90 percent to 100 percent. The Carlyle Group sees Twinset as a “key investment” in the European fashion and apparel sector, in 2012 it bought 72...