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Eurazeo secures minority stake in perfumery brand Ex Nihilo

European investment company Eurazeo has completed a minority investment in niche fragrance house Ex Nihilo. The transaction, valued at 25 million euros, sees Eurazeo investing alongside Ex Nihilo’s co-founders Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère, and Benoît Verdier, who remain majority shareholders. Commenting on the deal, Laurent Droin, managing...

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Eurazeo selects new executive board

Private equity firm Eurazeo has announced the nomination of a new executive board, composed of two chairman and two other board members. The board has been tasked with accelerating the company’s development towards third-party asset management, optimising capital allocation and continuing to improve its financial and non-financial performance....

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Haircare brand Gisou receives investment from Eurazeo

Gisou, the premium honey-based hair and beauty brand, has received investment from Eurazeo to support its ambitious growth plans to expand categories and internationally. Eurazeo secured a minority investment in Gisou, alongside co-founder Dutch-Persian influencer Negin Mirsalehi and her partner Maurits Stibbe who remain majority owners, and...

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Eurazeo acquires clean beauty brand Beekman 1802

Global investment group Eurazeo has acquired a controlling stake in Beekman 1802, a clean beauty brand offering premium skincare and body care products that leverage microbiome science and harness the benefits of goat milk. Eurazeo has invested 62 million US dollars out of a total of 92 million US dollars to acquire a majority stake in Beekman...

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Swedish brand Axel Arigato secures investment from Eurazeo

Swedish premium sneaker, ready-to-wear and accessories brand Axel Arigato has secured a 56 million euro investment from global investment firm Eurazeo. Eurazeo will now be a majority shareholder, alongside Axel Arigato founders Max Svärdh and Albin Johansson. “We are very proud of the company we've built so far. Axel Arigato has established a...

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Investment firm Eurazeo sells entire Farfetch stake

Global investment firm Eurazeo revealed Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in online fashion marketplace Farfetch. The disposal results in net proceeds of 90.4 million euros, corresponding to an IRR of around 38 percent, the company said. Eurazeo had been a shareholder in Farfetch since May 2016. “Over this period, the group accompanied the...

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Eurazeo Brands invests 60 million dollars in Herschel Supply

Eurazeo Brands, the consumer brands division of Global investment company Eurazeo, has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Herschel Supply, the Canadian lifestyle brand best known for the Little America backpack. Herschel Supply has received a capital injection of 60 million US dollars in an investment round which also included...

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Eurazeo sells its minority stake in Moncler

Global investment firm Eurazeo no longer holds any Moncler shares. The company has sold its remaining shares of Moncler S.p.A, which represented approximately 4.8 percent of the company’s share capital and voting rights, for a total of 445 million euros. Eurazeo acquired a 45 percent stake in Moncler in 2011 for approximately 930 million euros....

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Eurazeo sells its Desigual shares back to founder Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer, founder and CEO of the Spanish brand Desigual, has become the sole shareholder of his company again. French investment group Eurazeo, which acquired a 10 percent stake in the company in 2014, announced it will be selling its shares back to Meyer. “After four years of mutual cooperation, the joint owners have decided that, given the...