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Founders leave Mykita

februari 26, 2015

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Three of the four original founders of Mykita have left the company. Only Moritz Krueger remains as CEO and Creative Director. At the same time the Berlin-based eyewear manufacturer found a new partner and investor in Bernd Beetz. Beetz worked for companies such as Procter and Gamble and LVMH and served 11 years as CEO […]

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The financial markets look with great interest to the GrandVision IPO. The company just published an extended press release with lots of information and the final confirmation that the IPO of about 20 to 25% of the shares will take place within a few weeks at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The press release gives quite […]

Luxottica CEO leaves the company

september 3, 2014
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After the excitement of last week when HAL announced the IPO of Grandvision, this week started with another interesting topic for the financial markets. Luxottica CEO Andrea Guerra left the company all of a sudden after serious discussions with founder and main shareholder Leonardo Del Vecchio who wants to change the management structure of the […]

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Safilo strengthens its financial position

juni 25, 2014
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Leading provider of credit ratings Moody’s recently increased Safilo’s rating from B2 to B1. The reason was the successful placement by Safilo of “bonds” worth 150 million euro as part of a larger refinancing of the company’s debts. In total Safilo will refinance 300 million euro. The “bonds” might be transferred into shares once agreed […]

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