Italian luxury label Roberto Cavalli has a brand new dwelling. The corporate is now nestled beneath international model administration Marquee Manufacturers’ portfolio. On Wednesday, Marquee Manufacturers entered a definitive settlement for a majority stake in Roberto Cavalli in partnership with Dubai-based luxurious actual property developer DAMAC Group.
“Roberto Cavalli stands as one in all luxurious’s defining Italian homes, with a daring inventive identification and enduring model ethos,” Marquee Manufacturers CEO Heath Golden mentioned in a press release. “We see extraordinary potential to construct on that basis by considerate model stewardship and strategic growth. In partnership with DAMAC, a frontrunner in luxurious actual property, we’ll proceed to raise the Roberto Cavalli expertise worldwide.”
Roberto Cavalli is now the twenty second model (and the lone luxurious label) in Marquee Manufacturers’ portfolio, which additionally contains Martha Stewart, Laura Ashley, Sur La Desk, BCBGMAXAZRIA and Stance. The undisclosed transaction is anticipated to shut within the second quarter of 2026. DAMAC Group will stay a “vital shareholder” as soon as the deal is finalized, based on a press launch.
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The late Roberto Cavalli launched his eponymous model in Florence in 1970 and shortly made his mark on the style business together with his eye-catching prints and shimmering designs. The label, which is at present helmed by Fausto Puglisi, boasts superstar followers together with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion.
As for Roberto Cavalli’s subsequent steps, Marquee Manufacturers plans to introduce new classes, companies and experiential touchpoints throughout international markets. DAMAC goals to scale the model’s presence by Roberto Cavalli-branded residences and hospitality tasks. Milan-based The Degree Group will lead the event, manufacturing and distribution of Roberto Cavalli’s ladies’s and males’s collections.
This transfer follows a number of current vogue business acquisitions, together with WHP International and G-III shopping for Marc Jacobs from LVMH and Shein snatching up Everlane.
