Dubai Billionaire Buys Troubled Swiss Jeweler De Grisogono

By John Jeffay / June 14, 2022 / www.idexonline.com / Article Link

(IDEX Online) - Celebrity jeweler De Grisogono, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by the Dubai-based Damac Group.De Grisogono was known for its close links with Hollywood actress Natalie Portman and supermodel Naomi Campbell, as well as its Creation I necklace, featuring the the largest D/IF diamond in the world (pictured), which sold for $33.7m at Christie's Geneva in 2017.But the Swiss-based company filed for bankruptcy in 2012 after media allegations of a money laundering scandal involving Angolan billionaire Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of the former president.Damac, which bought the Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli in 2019, says it has a keen interest in turning "distressed luxury assets" into profit-making investments."I believe ???,? ? we will be able to bring the brand to a justifiable success, by strengthening its global development and network," said billionaire Hussain Sajwani, Damac's founder and chairman.De Grisogono was established in 1993 by Lebanese-Italian Fawaz Gruosi, known for his signature use of black diamonds.

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