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  • 3 weeks ago | wwd.com | Luisa Zargani

    MILAN - Prada Group continues to invest in Italy's pipeline and in the company's vertical integration. On Thursday, the Italian luxury group said it has acquired a 10 percent stake in leading tannery Rino Mastrotto Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Prada has taken full control of tannery Conceria Superior S.p.A. and Tannerie Limoges S.A.S., and is contributing in kind 100 percent of the two companies to Rino Mastrotto Group.

  • 3 weeks ago | wwd.com | Luisa Zargani

    MILAN - Akoni Group is marking a new chapter in its history with a new name, Akn Group, and its first acquisition. Under the Alsara Investment Group umbrella and established in 2019, Akn has acquired the Switzerland-based independent eyewear brand Götti, which was founded in 1998. Included in the acquisition is premium lens company Eyetech.

  • 3 weeks ago | wwd.com | Luisa Zargani

    Designer Alberta Ferretti in October last year selected Lorenzo Serafini to carry on her namesake brand after revealing her decision to step down. She expressed her confidence in Serafini, who joined Aeffe, which also controls the Moschino and Pollini brands, as creative designer of the Philosophy line in 2014.

  • 4 weeks ago | wwd.com | Luisa Zargani

    MILAN - EssilorLuxottica is making another acquisition in the med-tech segment. The eyewear giant said Friday it has entered into an agreement with European private equity investor MidEuropa to buy ophthalmology platform Optegra, which operates in the U.K., Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the Netherlands.

  • 4 weeks ago | wwd.com | Luisa Zargani

    MILAN - Stone Island hasn't given up on China. On the contrary, it is reinforcing its commitment to that market. " China, despite the fact that it has had some challenges with the economy, it is nevertheless absolutely a region that is a foundation for the future," said Stone Island's chief executive officer Robert Triefus.

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