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SELECTED TRANSACTIONS
Luxury.
Dyens & Co. was the exclusive advisor to the owners of Buly, the luxury fragrance and beauty brand, in the sale to LVMH…
Estée Lauder agreed to acquire By Kilian, the fast-growing Paris-based ultra-luxury fragrance brand for an undisclosed consideration.
LVMH, one of the world's largest luxury goods makers, acquired the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot.
Gucci, the celebrated luxury clothing and leather goods manufacturer and retailer, acquired Boucheron, the famous French jewelry and fragrance producer.
Toronto-based Aber Corporation, a diamond mining and exploration company, purchased a 51% controlling interest in legendary luxury jeweler Harry Winston Inc.
In a deal that set a record for the largest purchase price in spirits business history for a single brand, Dyens & Co. acted as the exclusive advisor to long-time liquor marketer Sidney Frank in his sale of Grey Goose vodka to Bacardi Limited for over $2 billion.
Kao Corporation, Japan's leading beauty and personal care company, acquired Molton Brown.
The investment firm of Byron D. Trott, BDT Capital Partners, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Casa Dragones, the high-end tequila producer.
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, signed an international strategic alliance with Ron Santa Teresa.
Symphony International Holdings Ltd. agreed to acquire Christian Liaigre Group, the luxury French interior design and furniture business for an undisclosed consideration.