Strong move for Kevin and the Mizzen team | Dallas Morning News
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Mizzen+Main just locked up at least $10M from LVMH’s investment firm, L Catterton.

Mizzen+Main’s just become the latest in a series of key modern luxury investment deals for private equity firm L Catterton. We spoke to CEO Kevin Lavelle to get the details that matter. (932 words)

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LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, eyeing a couple of modern luxury brands | Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images
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Since modern luxury companies are killing LVMH’s cash cow, they’ve set up a fund to invest in them.

MLCs are chipping away at mass market luxury. Given the stakes, it would be utterly foolish for LVMH to continue to ignore them. (686 words)

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Deal could be off. Here's why | Rapha
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What’s holding the Rapha deal back?

We’re hearing that LVMH’s pursuit of Rapha is has cooled. And one big thing seems to be holding back the deal. (492 words)

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Rapha's weighed down by some rather heavy costs | Rapha
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Rapha’s 12 year financials just landed in our inbox. Here’s what we learned.

The leaked financials answer our biggest question about Rapha: Why exactly are their margins – £1.1M ($1.4M) on £48.8M ($62.1M) revenues for 2016 – so small? (998 words)

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Peddling hard into LVMH's waiting arms? | Rapha
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This might be the biggest reason why LVMH is so eager to buy Rapha.

Beyond revenues, what makes the cycling brand such a mouth-watering target for LVMH? (454 words)

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Rapha SS 2016 | Photo credit: Rapha
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Tracking the Rapha and LVMH deal – Here’s what we’ve gathered.

LVMH is in hot pursuit of London-based cycling brand Rapha. We’ve got details on the potential sale price — and what LVMH plans to do with them once acquired.

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