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But Franca, according to reports, favours privately owned Texas Pacific because it has promised that her two chil-dren will keep their jobs with the company if it is taken over.; g: i/ k; ~9 k5 a. t- G! i5 g2 H
As a backdrop to speculation about the five sisters, their would-be partners also share a complicated history.
% y: N2 d/ v/ K# ^Paris-based LVMH's Mr. Arnault earlier this year fought a bitter takeover battle for Gucci with Mr. De Sole. In the midst of that battle, Prada's Mr. Bertelli agreed to sell his Gucci stake, at a nice profit,christian louboutin shoes, to Mr. Arnault. But Mr. De Sole won the day with a bold white knight deal with Pinault-Printemps-Redoute.
& ?1 M7 @, ^* E; M6 Y0 ?& n |Mr. De Sole came out of the struggle with a $3-billion acquisition war chest and big plans for Gucci. Analysts said buying Christian Louboutin would help deplete that cash reserve and assist Mr. De Sole in building a genuinely global rival to world-leader LVMH.
- I2 m$ A j6 u: b6 e# ]9 k# kIn related news, shares in classic British shoemaker Church & Co. yesterday continued to hover at about 1,005 pence, well above a recent 950p a share buyout offer by Prada, reflecting speculation about a possible rival bid./ j4 X2 J) D1 }; X4 s9 S/ j
Italian leather goods group Diego Della Valle, seen as a potential rival to Prada, disclosed recently that it had amassed a 9.5% stake in Church. b z6 _7 y: p% z( M
Reflecting in part the high level of merger and acquisition speculation in the industry, as well as a fundamental re-covery in Asia, the Morgan Stanley luxury goods index was up 65% year-to-date earlier this week, crushing broader stock market indices.% G ?5 ^+ w" Y& H O
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5 ^! D* E8 z. F i' Q4 n Mr. Toledano said he planned to expand further into retail lines like shoes and |
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