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Fosun to acquire luxury textiles maker Wolford

This is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Chinese firm, which bought Lanvin earlier in the year. The Austrian business is being sold by WMP Familien-Privatstiftung, Sesam Privatstiftung and M.Erthal & Co. Beteiligungsgesellschaft.

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