Edizione, the Benetton family holding company, has acquired a 0.25 per cent stake in the French luxury fashion label Hermès, as well as taken a 0.35 per cent stake in L Brands, the US group that controls, among others, the lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret.
For the Benetton family, this is simply a financial investment, this time in the luxury goods sector which adds to other stakes held in insurance, banking and publishing industries. According to sources, the amount invested is close to €100 million.
