Corporate and M&A – Page 7
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ArticleJimmy Fairly to boost international business under new ownership
The vertically integrated French eyewear brand Jimmy Fairly is changing hands after its founders, Antonin Chartier and Sacha Bostoni , and the investment fund Experienced Capital , their main financial partner since 2017, agreed to sell a majority stake of the company to the HLD investment fund. ...
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ArticleEssilux opens smart eyewear innovation center in France
EssilorLuxottica announced earlier this week the creation of a smart eyewear innovation center in France. Located at the group’s production site in Dijon, the new Smart Eyewear Technologies Center aims at reinforcing the company’s expertise and expanding its capabilities in electrochromic – electronically-powered and automated change of the ...
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ArticleKering Eyewear acquires Lindberg
Kering Eyewear , an entity of the French luxury group Kering , announced on July 8 the acquisition from the Lindberg family of 100 percent of the share capital of LINDBERG , the Danish-based independent eyewear company. The details of the transaction, which is expected to complete later this year ...
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ArticleGLCO to boost DTC under new ownership
Garret Leight Califiornia Optical ( GLCO ), the Los Angeles-based eyewear brand, has announced a strategic investment by The Untitled Group , an investment company specializing in consumer brands based in New York. According to the terms of the agreement, Untitled is investing $20 million in exchange for a ...
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ArticleEssilux-GV: transaction closed
As expected since EssilorLuxottica ’s previous announcement two days ago , the group completed on July 1 the acquisition of HAL ’s 76.72 percent stake in GrandVision at the price of €28.42 per share agreed in July 2019. The transaction will amount to a payment of approximatively €5.5 billion ...
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ArticleSafilo to launch €135m capital increase
The board of directors of Safilo has decided to propose a share capital increase of up to €135 million, the company announced on June 30. The group said that the main objectives of the capital increase were the reimbursement of a shareholder loan to Multibrands , a subsidiary of ...
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ArticleFashion-focused Mondottica upbeat about post-Covid rebound
Mondottica International , the eyewear company specializing in licensed eyewear, is preparing for the launch of its first Vivienne Westwood eyewear collections in the second half of the year. The new license is the first addition to the Hong Kong-based company’s portfolio since the departure of Michael Jardine , ...
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ArticleEssilux to close GV acquisition
EssilorLuxottica announced yesterday that its board of directors has approved the completion of the acquisition of HAL ’s 76.72 percent stake in GrandVision at the price of €28.42 per share that was initially agreed on July 2019. The announcement was followed by a very short statement by ...
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ArticleMister Spex, Warby Parker: omnichannel retail going public
In a press release dated June 22, Mister Spex ’ announced that its floatation at the Frankfurt stock exchange was scheduled for next week, July 2. The company set a price of between €23 and €27 for its initial public offering (IPO), corresponding to a valuation of up to €895 ...
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ArticleEssilux free to terminate GV deal following arbitral decision
Just half an hour apart, EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision both announced yesterday evening that the arbitration proceedings between them ended with a decision favorable to the Italo-French group. The arbitral tribunal declared by majority that GrandVision had breached its obligations under the Support Agreement for the ...
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ArticleLuxottica takes 35% stake in Mazzucchelli
On June 11, the Italian entity of the EssilorLuxottica group announced the acquisition of a 35 percent share in Mazzucchelli 1849 , the industry leader in the supply of high-end acetate sheets for the fabrication of eyewear frames. The balance of 65 percent of shares remains ...
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ArticleKey Essilor directions switched to Italian management
According to a report by the French business newspaper Les Échos on June 9, Francesco Milleri , CEO of EssilorLuxottica since the last general assembly of shareholders, has been appointed as Essilor International ’s CEO as well, taking over responsibilities assumed since April last year ...
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ArticleEssilux-GV transaction gets final green light from Turkey
All regulatory lights are now green for EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision as Rekabet Kurumu , the Turkish regulator, gave its blessing to the transaction between both parties, through which the Franco-Italian company would purchase 76.72 percent of HAL ’s interest in the Dutch-based retail group. The Turkish regulator’s ...
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ArticleMenicon plans 60% growth by 2025
Celebrating its 70 th anniversary this year, the contact lens specialist Menicon presented last month its midterm business plan and targets during the presentation of its annual financial results. The Japanese group, which said it fell short of realizing its 100 billion yen revenue target ...
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ArticleGrupo Prats opens new plant in Costa Rica
Grupo Prats , the Spanish-based lens manufacturer, is accelerating the internationalization of its business with the inauguration of a new production unit in Costa Rica, which was inaugurated a few weeks ago. It is the first production facility outside Europe for the group. The company said ...
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ArticleLuxottica opens new Japanese factory
Luxottica Japan announced last month the opening of a new state-of-the-art factory in Fukui, the country’s cluster of eyewear frames’ manufacturers. The investment follows the acquisition of a majority stake in Fukui Megane in 2018, one of the Italian group’s suppliers for titanium and solid ...
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ArticleDel Vecchio takes control of Essilux
As largely anticipated by industry observers, EssilorLuxottica ’s annual general assembly marked the end of the dual governance era and saw Leonardo Del Vecchio reinforce his control over the merged group. Implemented in 2018, the merger between two global champions in their respective segments of the ...
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ArticleINDO invests to become a Mediterranean leader
INDO , the Spanish-based lens manufacturer, increased its market share in Spain by 1.5 percentage points last year, consolidating its position as the third largest lens brand in the country. According to figures provided by the company, its revenues in the lenses’ category went down by 4 ...
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ArticleVisottica Comotec reinforces, diversifies portfolio with new acquisition
Visottica Comotec , the Italian supplier of eyewear components, announced on April 10 the takeover of Eurodecori , another Italian company that specializes in the supply of small metallic parts and accessories for the eyewear industry as well, but is also active in the fashion, leather goods ...
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ECOO, ZVA criticize EU decision in Essilux-GV case
The European Council of Optometry and Optics ( ECOO ), the Brussels-based umbrella association, and the Zentralverband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen ( ZVA ), the German association of opticians and optometrists, both released official statements at the end of last month criticizing the terms of the European Commission ...
