Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

November 19, 2019

The Metaphysics of Kylie Cosmetics Being Sold to Coty

On Monday, Kylie Jenner sold 51 percent of her cosmetics and skin care brand to Coty for $600 million, a price tag that values the enterprise […]
November 5, 2019

Barneys Is Sold for Scrap, Ending an Era

For decades, Barneys New York epitomized a certain kind of aspirational Manhattan cool. It matched the city’s soaring skyscrapers in its ambition, unapologetic ego and raised-eyebrow […]
January 22, 2018

Richemont Makes $3.4 Billion Offer to Take Over Yoox Net-a-Porter

Advertisement Competition has been intensifying in the high-end online retail sector. Now, one traditional luxury group is joining the fray. Compagnie Financière Richemont, the Swiss company […]
August 7, 2017

On the Runway: Walmart Heirs Snap Up Rapha, the British Bikewear Brand

Elizabeth Paton ON THE RUNWAY LONDON — Rapha, the upmarket British bikewear brand credited with bringing fashionable as well as functional garments to the booming cycling […]
April 24, 2017

On the Runway: Jimmy Choo on the Block as Owner Trades Luxury for Coffee

On the Runway By VANESSA FRIEDMAN and CHAD BRAY Is coffee a better business than fashion? The Reimann family, the reclusive German consumer goods billionaires who […]