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, and licensed products for Gianfranco Ferre, M

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, and MCS Marlboro Classics. In 2005, Marzotto spun off Valentino and its other fashion brands into the Valentino Fashion Group. As a result of the Takeover Bid made in the second half of 2007, Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A. passed under the control of the

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. Until 23 December 2009 there were three

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s, which even included Hugo Boss, a company which was relinquished on that date and therefore no longer a part of the consolidated group. On 11 July 2012, Mayhoola for Investments, sustained by a large private group from

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, purchased Valentino and the M Missoni licence, while MCS Marlboro Classics remains the property of Red & Black, a company indirectly owned by the Permira funds in partnership with the Marzotto family.

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* {{Official website Valentino Fashion Group Clothing companies of Italy Italian companies established in 2005 Clothing companies established in 2005 Design companies established in 2005 Multinational companies headquartered in Italy Companies based in Milan * Corporate information on https://www.valentino.com/en-us/experience/corporate-information