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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.+ ]- U: P% r+ ?& b+ ]4 L
As a backdrop to speculation about the five sisters, their would-be partners also share a complicated history.
0 _' P; x i. z* C7 tParis-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.$ }; M1 j; T, O3 \1 A G
Mr. De Sole came out of the struggle with a $3-billion acquisition war chest and big plans for Gucci. Analysts said buying Christian Louboutin would help deplete that cash reserve and assist Mr. De Sole in building a genuinely global rival to world-leader LVMH.
6 O- r8 i8 k; M6 X* aIn related news, shares in classic British shoemaker Church & Co. yesterday continued to hover at about 1,005 pence, well above a recent 950p a share buyout offer by Prada, reflecting speculation about a possible rival bid. {$ n+ I( I: m% I5 h. p
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.
2 `$ K. u3 G4 s/ |8 v1 L( dReflecting 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.& ]- v% o' B" @
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