FT: Prada sets to buy Versace for €1.5 billion


03/03/2025

The Financial Times (FT) reports, citing sources, that Italian fashion brand Prada is the most probable purchaser of Versace from Capri Holdings.



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The newspaper reports that the deal's worth will be approximately € 1.5 billion.

As per FT sources, talks regarding the agreement between Prada and Capri started several months back. The firms might finish it "in a matter of weeks." At first, Capri requested €3 billion for the sale of Versace, causing negotiations to be postponed.

Capri Holding, the owner of Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, purchased the Italian fashion brand Versace in 2018 for €1.85 billion. In addition to its main brand, Prada also owns Miu Miu and Church's.

source: ft.com