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When did Kering buy and sell its brands?

Kering has completed 5 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 2012 to 2023.

DateTypeAssetsCounterpartyValue
Dec 2023AcquisitionValentino€1.7bn
Jul 2013AcquisitionPomellatoundisclosed
May 2013AcquisitionGinori 1735undisclosed
Dec 2012AcquisitionQeelinundisclosed
Jan 2012AcquisitionBrioniundisclosed

2023

Acquisition closed

Kering acquires Valentino

Kering acquired thirty per cent of Valentino from the Qatari fund Mayhoola for €1.7 billion, with an agreement that could take it to full ownership by 2028. It is a minority stake, so Kering does not control Valentino, and the brand record here says so.

Value
€1.7bn
Buyer
Kering
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

2013

Acquisition closed

Kering acquires Pomellato

Kering acquired a majority of the Milanese jeweller Pomellato, which had applied ready-to-wear thinking to fine jewellery by making pieces in series rather than one at a time. The price was not disclosed.

Value
Undisclosed
Buyer
Kering
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded
Acquisition closed

Kering acquires Ginori 1735

Gucci bought the Florentine porcelain house Richard Ginori out of insolvency, keeping a manufacturer that had operated since 1735 from being broken up. It is the only tableware business in a group otherwise built on fashion and jewellery.

Value
Undisclosed
Buyer
Kering
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

2012

Acquisition closed

Kering acquires Qeelin

Kering acquired Qeelin, a Hong Kong fine jewellery house drawing on Chinese symbolism. It was the group's first purchase of a Chinese luxury brand, made as Chinese demand was reshaping the industry. The price was not disclosed.

Value
Undisclosed
Buyer
Kering
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded
Acquisition closed

Kering acquires Brioni

PPR, which became Kering, acquired the Roman tailoring house Brioni. It was the group's move into high-end menswear, a category its luxury rivals had largely left alone. The price was not disclosed.

Value
Undisclosed
Buyer
Kering
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

Kering acquisitions on a timeline

Timeline of completed acquisitions by Kering

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