Carlyle Asia secures exit as Permira buys Golden Goose for $1.4b
Golden Goose, an Italian luxury footwear brand acquired three years ago by The Carlyle Group’s Europe and Asia funds, has been sold to Permira for around EUR1.3 billion ($1.4 billion).
The exit comes on the back of a concerted Asian expansion drive. When Carlyle invested, there were no directly owned Golden Goose outlets in the region. Now there are 58, accounting for over half of the...
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