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When did Richemont buy and sell its brands?

Richemont has completed 7 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 1985 to 2010.

DateTypeAssetsCounterpartyValue
Apr 2010AcquisitionNet-a-Porterundisclosed
Jan 2007AcquisitionAlaïaundisclosed
Jul 2000AcquisitionA. Lange & Söhneundisclosed
Jan 1997AcquisitionPaneraiundisclosed
Jan 1996AcquisitionVacheron Constantinundisclosed
Jan 1993AcquisitionDunhillundisclosed
Jan 1985AcquisitionChloéundisclosed

2010

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires Net-a-Porter

Richemont took control of Net-a-Porter, founded by a fashion journalist who believed people would buy luxury clothing online when almost every brand doubted it. Richemont later wrote down its value substantially and agreed to sell a majority to a rival. The price was not disclosed.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

2007

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires Alaïa

Richemont acquired the house of Azzedine Alaia, who cut and fitted garments on the body himself and showed collections whenever he judged them finished rather than to the fashion calendar. Only the year is documented here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

2000

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires A. Lange & Söhne

Richemont acquired A. Lange & Sohne, expropriated by East Germany in 1948 and refounded in 1990 by the founder's great-grandson after reunification. It is the only German house counted at the top of watchmaking. The price was not disclosed.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

1997

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires Panerai

Richemont acquired Panerai, which had supplied luminous diving instruments to the Italian navy and sold no watches to the public until 1993. Its oversized cushion cases became one of the defining watch shapes of the following decade. Only the year is documented here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

1996

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires Vacheron Constantin

Richemont acquired Vacheron Constantin, the oldest watch manufacturer in continuous operation, founded in 1755. It is one of the three houses traditionally counted as the summit of Swiss watchmaking. Only the year is documented here and the price was not disclosed.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

1993

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires Dunhill

Richemont took full ownership of Dunhill, which had begun in 1893 selling motoring accessories including a pipe that could be smoked in an open car, and had become a menswear and leather goods house. Only the year is documented here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

1985

Acquisition closed

Richemont acquires Chloé

The group that became Richemont acquired Chloe, among the first houses to sell luxury ready-to-wear rather than couture, and where Karl Lagerfeld designed for two decades. Chloe became a certified B Corporation in 2021. Only the year is documented here.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

Richemont acquisitions on a timeline

Timeline of completed acquisitions by Richemont

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