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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.6 y3 V: F6 \' {; T
As a backdrop to speculation about the five sisters, their would-be partners also share a complicated history.+ _7 Y! s: c5 {6 {* \) u( z/ A
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., z0 Y. y) s( c& F9 y1 k
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./ X& Z! ?. q% E/ Y) l4 }
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.
. p) m+ Y* M. K' HItalian 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.
) E g/ ^9 f6 S0 S7 X7 eReflecting 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.* b! O C1 W0 Z1 v
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* n; u7 U9 {3 k% p Mr. Toledano said he planned to expand further into retail lines like shoes and |
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