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More growth on the cards as Italian footwear retailer changes private-equity hands

05/12/2014

Private equity firm Lion Capital has bought Italian shoe retailer PittaRosso from its Italian peer 21 Investimenti SGR for an undisclosed sum. Founded in the 1920s by the Pittarello family and transformed into a family-run retail chain, PittaRosso was acquired by 21 Investimenti in 2011. In that time it has more than doubled its store network...

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