Who owns Les Copains?
Les Copains is owned by OVS (Italy, BIT: OVS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: OVS Corporate: I nostri brand, OVS S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- OVS S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Designer apparel
- Parent ticker
- BIT: OVS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Les Copains
Les Copains is an Italian womenswear brand from the 1980s that OVS describes as aimed at a contemporary woman who wants versatile, refined clothes for different moments of the day. OVS S.p.A. acquired it (the brand page gives 2022, the company history page 2023) and sells it inside OVS stores.
Ownership timeline of Les Copains
Where Les Copains sits in OVS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by OVS
OVS controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Blukids
- Goldenpoint
- OVS (1972)
- Piombo
- Stefanel (1959)
Other brands in designer apparel, and who owns them
The 35 brands in designer apparel on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Bosideng, with 4; OVS has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BUOU BUOU | Bosideng | 🇨🇳 China |
| Claudie Pierlot | SMCP | 🇫🇷 France |
| Manyavar | Vedant Fashions | 🇮🇳 India |
| Animale | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hoss Intropia | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Bytom | VRG | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Todd Snyder New York | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Emporio Armani | Armani | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: OVS
OVS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: OVS.
Italian clothing group listed on Euronext Milan since 2015. It describes itself as a vertically integrated group of men's, women's and children's apparel with activity in underwear, beauty and home decoration, and operates more than 2,600 stores, mostly under the OVS, Upim and Goldenpoint banners. OVS began in 1972 as the "Magazzini Oviesse" division of Coin S.p.A. and took over the Upim department stores in 2010. Gap stores in Italy are run by OVS under an agreement with Gap Inc., which owns the Gap brand, so Gap is not listed here.
🇮🇹 Les Copains and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Les Copains is not one of them.
- Antonio Marras — Oniverse 🇮🇹
- Bottega Veneta — Kering 🇫🇷
- Briko — BasicNet 🇮🇹
- Bulgari — LVMH 🇫🇷
- Car Shoe — Prada Group 🇮🇹
- Diesel — OTB Group 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Les Copains?
The parent company of Les Copains is OVS, a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy.
Is Les Copains Italian?
Yes. Les Copains originated in Italy and its owner, OVS, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Les Copains still owned by OVS?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Les Copains is still owned by OVS. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] OVS Corporate: I nostri brand — OVS S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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