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European M&A: Economic woes may herald slew of deals

14/06/2010

Mr Mallevays, who sold French high fashion house Lanvin to such an investor last year, says the new type of investor is a European who has made money elsewhere but is someone who has an “emotional response” to brands and is comfortable with the long-term appreciation of the luxury sector.

Key themes of the Noughties

01/06/2010

The Noughties saw an unprecedented level of interest by private equity players in the sector. Size definitely mattered: Tommy Hilfiger ($1.5 billion), Barneys, ($942 million), Neiman Marcus ($2.6 billion), Valentino Fashion Group (â‚¬2.6 billion) were amongst the biggest deals of the decade and all ended up in private equity portfolios.