Deal-Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard advises shareholders of Anouk SA in the sale of the company to Imperial Spa

Imperial Spa, a leading fashion group Made in Italy, announces the acquisition of a majority stake in the Swiss woman's multi-brand fashion retailer Anouk SA ("Anouk"), from the Rueff family. Founder and CEO of Anouk, François Rueff, will retain a minority stake and remain the CEO of Anouk. Anouk operates 49 stores across all regions of Switzerland and has around 200 employees. Imperial Spa acquires a healthy and stable commercial retail network. Thanks to the new partnership with Imperial, Anouk's customers will be the first to benefit from the latest designs and innovations in the collections of Please, Imperial and Dixie. This deal testifies to the vigor of the fashion business despite of its challenging context today. Imperial Spa and Anouk SA have agreed not to disclose further economic and financial details about the transaction. Kellerhals Carrard (Marco Balmelli, Laura Manz and Sophie Holdt) acted as legal advisors to the selling Rueff family.