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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.3 m g2 c a9 |) m3 U4 E+ y8 G5 O" H5 s
As a backdrop to speculation about the five sisters, their would-be partners also share a complicated history.
' N* D A& @8 l7 L- M% d3 sParis-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.
/ c6 U- {$ R7 N& H l/ ~# jMr. 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.
" ?/ s: Q+ t. U) ]2 ?- ?In 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.( C. R- l7 P d& M7 S, A" m
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.4 ^) J/ K( w1 H) r8 `' i# `
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.2 v# K- O( `- ~. b6 L/ C
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