Dissecting the PPR rumour mill
29/11/2012
And building a business in today’s climate, as Pierre Mallevays said, requires so much investment, circumstances mitigate against it (unless, apparently, you’re Qatari).
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Nicolas Ghesquiere Might Not Get His Own Line After All
26/11/2012
“I don’t see private equity or hedge funds backing (a Ghesquière) brand, because of time horizon and fashion risk,” said Pierre Mallevays of the London investment bank Savigny Partners.
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“Major fashion talents can truly have a transformational impact on brands,” Pierre Mallevays continued, citing as examples Alber Elbaz and Phoebe Philo, who respectively catapulted Lanvin and Celine to critical and commercial success.
Read moreWhat’s next for fashion flash-sale sites?
19/07/2012
With contributions from Ceci Guicciardi, Brand & Commercial
A recession-proof proposition
The emergence of members-only, online flash-sale discounters in the early 2000’s leveraged the traditional need for luxury and premium brands to discretely dispose of excess stock, by capitalising on the opportunities presented by a fledgling e-commerce landscape. The business model was based on a simple proposition: to make high-end goods available at rock-bottom prices online, in an innovative digital declension of the traditional designer end-of-season sample sale.
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What’s next for fashion flash-sale sites?
With contributions from Ceci Guicciardi, Brand & Commercial
A recession-proof proposition
The emergence of members-only, online flash-sale discounters in the early 2000’s leveraged the traditional need for luxury and premium brands to discretely dispose of excess stock, by capitalising on the opportunities presented by a fledgling e-commerce landscape. The business model was based on a simple proposition: to make high-end goods available at rock-bottom prices online, in an innovative digital declension of the traditional designer end-of-season sample sale.
Read moreHow world’s small luxury firms are surviving downturn
25/06/2012
“You cannot have a China-only market. For your brand to be credible, the travelling Chinese will expect to see your stores in Paris, Milan or New York.”
Read moreArnaud de Lummen: Fashion’s Brand Reviver
02/05/2012
Pierre Mallevays, managing partner at London-based Savigny Partners LLP, which is advising Luvanis in its brand-revival model and was involved with both the Vionnet and Moynat deals, said dormant brands could be of interest to multiple players, except private equity.
Read moreThe Global M&A Scene: Steady Deal Flow Expected in 2012
13/03/2012
Pierre Mallevays, managing partner of Savigny Partners said “There is a lot of appetite for deals, particularly from China, but often with a very narrow scope and specific requirements.”
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27/01/2012
A tale of two halves
The Savigny Luxury Index (‘SLI’) outperformed the MSCI World Index (‘MSCI’) by 16 percentage points despite a string of severe beatings over the year. It gained close to 8% over the year, relative to a decline of almost 8% for the MSCI. Stripping out the effects of the Prada IPO in June, which mechanically boosted our index through the introduction of a large number of new shares, the SLI still ended the year up 3%.
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