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Grupo de Narváez and L Catterton Acquire Argentina’s Caro Cuore (en español)

October 5, 2017
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Grupo de Narváez and U.S. private equity firm L Catterton acquired Caro Cuore, an iconic Argentine lingerie brand, for an undisclosed amount.

(El Cronista) La icónica marca de lencería que impulsó la carrera de las más importantes modelos del país, como Valeria Mazza o Araceli González, cambió de manos. El Grupo de Narváez y L Catterton acaban de comprar la firma y planean ahora potenciar su expansión tanto en la Argentina como en el exterior, a través del desarrollo de nuevas líneas de negocio, el crecimiento del e-commerce y la apertura de nuevos locales.

CaroCuore es una marca líder en su categoría. Fundada por Rosa Pankiewicz, Adolfo y Claudio Drescher en 1969, hoy tiene presencia en 307 puntos de venta y vende más de 1,4 millones de prendas al año.

Desde sus inicios, CaroCuore transformó la relación de las consumidoras con la lencería, posicionando a sus líneas con alta calidad y diseño asociada a los estándares internacionales. Pero luego, incluyó pijamas, trajes de baño, accesorios y activewear a su oferta.

A partir de esta adquisición, el Grupo de Narváez y L Catterton amplian su portafolio de marcas.

El Grupo de Narváez es una firma empresaria familiar de capitales argentinos con foco en retail y marcas de consumo con presencia en toda América Latina, que opera compañías líderes de supermercados, farmacias, electrodomésticos e indumentaria. Está liderado por Francisco de Narváez, socio fundador de Rapsodia en 1999 junto a Josefina Helguera y Sol Acuña. Actualmente, es accionista de Tía, TaTa, Multiahorro, San Roque, El Cronista Comercial, las revistas Apertura, Information Technology, Clase Ejecutiva; y Rapsodia. Cuenta con más de 14.000 colaboradores y tiene más de 425 locales.

“CaroCuore es una marca con un posicionamiento único y altamente valorada por sus clientes. Con esta primera adquisición, damos un primer paso de un ambicioso plan de crecimiento en el sector de indumentaria a nivel regional”, expresó Francisco de Narváez, presidente del Grupo.

Por su parte, Dirk Donath, Managing partner de L Catterton para América Latina explicó que “Caro Cuore cambió las reglas de la industria de lingerie en el país. Gracias a su sólida reputación, está muy bien posicionada para crecer en la región y en el mundo. Vemos en la Argentina talento creativo y capacidad de desarrollar marcas exportables a otros países”. L Catterton es la mayor empresa global de capital privado dedicado al sector de consumo con más de u$s 14 mil millones invertidos en todo el mundo. Tiene como principales accionistas a Catterton, a las operaciones de capital privado de LVMH y al Grupo Arnault, que poseen un porfolio de más de 60 marcas de lujo.

En la región, adicionalmente a su ingreso en Rapsodia en marzo de este año, el fondo realizó inversiones en Bodytech -una empresa de origen colombiano líder en salud y fitness-, Grupo St. Marche -una de las cadenas minoristas de alimentos más innovadores de Brasil, Espaçolaser -líder brasileño en depilación láser- y en Maaji empresa colombiana de trajes de baño.

Grupo de Narváez and L Catterton Acquire Argentina’s Caro Cuore (en español) was last modified: January 9th, 2018 by Editor
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