Blue Pool, a Hong Kong-based funding agency backed by Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai, has purchased a 12 p.c stake in Italian luxurious sneaker maker Golden Goose, the Venice-based model stated on Tuesday.
The funding comes after the maker of $600 a pair sneakers abruptly pulled plans for a inventory market itemizing final 12 months.
“Blue Pool’s deep experience within the sports activities, leisure and shopper industries, coupled with its deep information of the Asia Pacific market, will assist the group additional develop its attain,” Golden Goose stated in an announcement.
No monetary particulars had been disclosed.
Blue Pool manages the belongings of Tsai, who chair the Chinese language on-line retailer and co-founded it with Jack Ma, in addition to these of a gaggle of households.
Oliver Weisberg, CEO of Blue Pool Capital, will be a part of Golden Goose’s board.
Personal fairness agency Permira will retain a majority stake within the firm, the corporate stated.
In June Golden Goose unexpectedly halted a proposed preliminary public providing on the Milan bourse, citing market volatility attributable to political uncertainty in Europe.
In November Golden Goose’s CEO Silvio Campara stated the corporate was nonetheless dedicated to an IPO however would await the fitting market circumstances to restart the method.
Golden Goose stated that the transaction with Blue Pool was negotiated and agreed shortly after final 12 months’s choice to postpone the IPO and was accomplished on Tuesday.
By Elisa Anzolin and Cristina Carlevaro; Modifying by Gianluca Semeraro and Valentina Za
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