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Date: Announced 28 September 2018
Buyer: /Investor: Chanel
Target: Orlebar Brown
Business: Luxury swimwear brand
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Privately owned Chanel has acquired Orlebar Brown from a number of shareholders, including founder, Adam Brown, and private equity house Piper for an undisclosed but reportedly substantial sum. In August the fashion press reported that the company was gearing up for a £50million sale.
Date: Announced 18 September 2018
Buyer: /Investor: Chanel
Target: Montres Journe SA
Business: Manufacturer of luxury time pieces
Value: Undisclosed
Details: Chanel has acquired a 20% stake in the Swiss company which produces high-end watches under the brand F.P. Journe in what Chanel say “is part of the desire to preserve and develop expertise and to support independent watch makers who share the same values of creation and excellence as Chanel”.
