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Labelux Acquires Jimmy Choo For £500m

Vienna-based Labelux, whose other investments include shoemaker Bally, has acquired luxury brand Jimmy Choo for £500m. Jimmy Choo’s co-founder and chief creative officer Tamara Mellon and chief executive officer, Joshua Schulman, are to stay on in their current jobs.

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