Fashion & specialty retail

CLERGERIE (France) / Sale of the company to Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant


ANYA HINDMARCH (UK) / Advised the Board on the sale of the company to the Marandi family


CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA (UK) / Advised the company on majority investment by Onward Luxury Group


PAUL POIRET (France) / Sale of brand and associated archives to Shinsegae International


NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD (UK) / Initiated the transaction and advised LVMH on acquisition of majority stake


DELVAUX (Belgium) / Sale of majority stake to Fung Brands


MOYNAT (France) / Sale of brand and associated archives


MAIYET (US) / Advised founding shareholders on business plan and development issues


LANVIN (France) / Advised private family trust on investment in Lanvin


DEVI KROELL (US) / Sale of significant minority stake to private investor


CÉLINE (France) / Assisted the company in structuring partnership terms with new designer


COURRÈGES (France) / Assisted couture house on corporate development issues


SIGERSON MORRISON (US) / Sale of the New York-based shoe company to Marc Fisher group


 MYLA (UK) / Assisted lingerie brand with strategic development and growth capital raising


CHRISTIAN LACROIX (France) / Sale of couture house to US-based Falic Group


HARDY AMIES (UK) / Assisted couture brand with strategic development issues and funding options cquisition of luxury shirt maker and specialty retailer Thomas


FAKE LONDON (UK) / Assisted fashion brand Fake London with strategic development issues


MIAMI CRUISELINE SERVICES (US) / Acquisition of the world’s dominant operator of retail stores aboard cruise ships for LVMH


THOMAS PINK (UK) / Acquisition of luxury shirt maker and specialty retailer Thomas Pink


GANT USA (Sweden) / Acquisition of a minority stake simultaneously with the acquisition of the Gant USA brand from Phillips Van Heusen for LVMH


GUCCI GROUP (Holland) / Advised Gucci Group on the corporate governance and valuation issues surrounding its capital increase to PPR


BURBERRY (UK) / IPO of Burberry


POLO RALPH LAUREN (US) / Placing of Goldman Sachs’ equity stake in Polo Ralph Lauren


SELFRIDGES (UK) / Advised company on the market-related aspects of the redevelopment of their Oxford Street side