investindustrial, an investment company led by Andrea Bonomi, has reached an agreement with Kering for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Sergio Rossi, one of the most famous Italian high-end footwear brands in the world.
The transfer of Sergio Rosso to Investindustrial "includes all of Sergio Rossi's industrial assets, the rights associated with the footwear brand and the entire distribution network and" will allow – reads a note – the company to continue along its development path thanks to a strategic partner capable of solidly supporting the brand and with long-term growth prospects”.
At the moment, the financial details of the operation are not known, which should close in the next few weeks.
“We have built a great relationship with Kering who have chosen us as the new owners for the brand,” he explained Andrea Bonomi, senior industrial partner of Investindustrial. "This choice - he continues - makes us proud, because over the years Investindustrial, through numerous success stories (such as Ducati, Ruffino, PortAventura, Gardaland, Stroili), has grown and developed brands with a great tradition", he affirmed Andrea Bonomi, senior partner of Investindustrial. “We are currently partners with leading brands such as Aston Martin, Flos, B&B Italia, which are growing internationally. The same growth path that we are trying to achieve for Sergio Rossi”.
