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China-based Shandong Ruyi acquires Bally

JAB will retain a minority stake in the company, having announced last year it was exiting the fashion business. Shandong Ruyi, which plans to take Bally to $1bn in sales, also controls SMCP and Hong Kong’s Trinity Group.

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