Pronovias is a wedding dress design business based in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Spain.

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acquired a 90 percent stake in the firm in 2017 for 550 million Euros. In 2018, Amandine Ohayon took over from d'Andrés Tejero as the company's CEO. Manuel Mota Cerrillo was the company's creative director for 23 years until his death in 2013. The company's work includes wedding dresses such as a sequined next-to-nude beaded

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adorned with

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crystals. Pronovias designed the lacy wedding dress

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wore on her December 31, 2017, wedding night in

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. On December 20, 2022, the Pronovias Group announced that the company will be acquired by a group of investors led by

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and MV Credit. The company's acquisition process is expected to be completed in early 2023.

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