Prada to Acquire Versace From Capri
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The transaction is expected to close in the second half of this year and comes after Tapestry and Capri Holdings mutually decided to terminate their proposed merger agreement, which was originally va...
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Prada said on April 10 it will buy smaller Italian rival Versace from Capri for 1.25 billion euros, which includes its debt.
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The deal has an enterprise value of $1.375 billion, Prada said on Thursday.
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Capri Holdings' stock is under pressure but holds potential as Versace's divestiture boosts value. Read more on CPRI stock and its buy rating here.
Capri Holdings may have to let go of its image as a luxury fashion house and bank on mid-tier pricing as well as a partnership with Amazon.com for its Michael Kors brand following its $1.4 billion sale of Versace to Prada.
The Italian fashion house was purchased for €1.25 bn from Capri, which is restructuring after a failed merger with Tapestry.
Barclays lowered the firm’s price target on Capri Holdings (CPRI) to $13 from $19 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm’s
The Prada Group announced a deal Thursday to buy Italy’s Versace from the U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings under terms that value the fashion house at 1.25 billion euros ($1.4 billion).
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