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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.+ M/ Q# {, O% r; a
As a backdrop to speculation about the five sisters, their would-be partners also share a complicated history.
3 G5 e% T1 ?; RParis-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.- N: g3 g' |) ]* ?, F" w O) ]$ m2 m
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. A4 Z0 {+ |/ K% M2 U
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.+ l- \+ r) n- _; ~* ?: G
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.
: s3 l( g# l% o8 h0 UReflecting 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.8 B& }9 Q5 U) Y2 N/ S3 W
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) D4 M/ S, R' {( y" x Giancarlo Di Risio, president of LVMH Moet Henness: m; V, Y: E' {% C, O) O' M
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C6 i, Q& L# {1 m Mr. Toledano said he planned to expand further into retail lines like shoes and |
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