Eyewear giant chief Francesco Milleri says wearable technology developed with Meta will fuel growth
Heir to eyewear giant is one of dozens under investigation by Milanese authorities
Facebook owner considers multibillion investment in European eyewear group to expand smart glasses partnership
Franco-Italian group adds US brand to portfolio in first foray outside eyewear and lenses
Italian company has been put up for sale by PE owners
World’s largest eyeglasses group to make lenses fitted with acoustic technology developed by Nuance Hearing
Entrepreneur raised in an orphanage started work at 14 and rose to become Italy’s second-richest man
Doling out returns may not be something either company has to spend much time calculating
Eyewear incorporates two tiny cameras and an array of miniature microphones and speakers
Francesco Milleri confirmed as chief as public fight over who runs European eyewear group finally put to rest
Antitrust approval subject to sale of more than 350 retail stores across Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands
GrandVision denies breaking terms of so-called support agreement
Brussels concerned €7bn merger will hurt wholesale market for eyewear and lead to higher prices
Approvals delayed because of shutdown threaten to trigger penalties in takeover agreements
Regulators are asking the Europe’s independent opticians if they have concerns
Why dynastic multinationals outperform listed companies by often eye-popping margins
To ease shareholders’ concerns, the board needs a clear vision over how the group will be run
Franco-Italian group seeks to recover misappropriated funds of up to €190m
The 84-year-old entrepreneur has shaken up Italian finance by taking a stake in Mediobanca
Deal adds more than 7,200 stores globally to eyewear group but analysts warn of potential antitrust hurdles
Appointment of a group chief is a step that should have already been made
Takeover would see French-Italian group absorb chain with more than 7,000 stores
Investors remain sceptical about reality of detente at Italian-French eyewear group
Warring Italian-French eyewear company seeks to appease investors ahead of AGM
Governance problems will make the new boss’s task much harder
