Zanella's!!!

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I just went to their website & there were only two options: "Contact us" & "Press." Desiring not to contact them, I clicked on the latter option, only to learn that they had been sold to a US private equity firm, Tengram Capital Partners. "Tengram is a Connecticut-based private equity firm that focuses exclusively on middle-market consumer and retail companies that own exceptional, highly recognizable brands." Later, in the press release, it states, "Brian Thorne, Vice President at Tengram, stated, "We are excited to work closely with the Zanella team to help revitalize this well-known luxury brand. Having evaluated a number of Italian opportunities since our investment in Luciano Barbera, we found Zanella to be one of the few brands with the ability to quickly scale in the U.S. market. We expect this growth to be driven primarily by rejuvenation of the Company's core dress pant business, as well as expansion into select complimentary classifications such as casual pants." The same company may have also obtained Brioni, but that is only my reading of the release. IMHO, this does not bode well. But, nevertheless, check it out 4 yourself: www.zanella.com.