CARLYLE’S BUY: The Carlyle Group, which owns 17.8 percent of Moncler, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Italian clothing company Light Force SpA. Founded in Capri by Tiziano Sgarbi and Simona Barbieri, Light Force SpA controls the Twin-Set Simona Barbieri diffusion line, which posted revenues of 103 million euros, or $130 million at current exchange, in 2011. According to the contract, which will be finalized by the end of August, Sgarbi and Barbieri will maintain a minority stake in the company, which they will continue to manage.
The Carlyle Group Takes Majority Stake in Light Force SpA
Founded by Tiziano Sgarbi and Simona Barbieri, the Italian clothing company controls the Twin-Set Simona Barbieri diffusion line.