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What A New Wave of Italian M&A Means for Fashion

Italian fashion entrepreneurs are adding new brands to their stables. How could recent deals like OTB’s acquisition of Jil Sander and Moncler’s purchase of Stone Island shift the sector?
Renzo Rosso and Remo Ruffini attend Renzo Rosso and OTB Launch of 'Radical Renaissance 55+5.' Getty Images.
Renzo Rosso and Remo Ruffini attend Renzo Rosso and OTB Launch of 'Radical Renaissance 55+5.' Getty Images.

Carlo Rivetti had always turned down offers to buy his brand, Stone Island, wary that a new owner would scale up too quickly and risk damaging its

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