A $12.5b luxury fashion merger turns ugly

Michael Kors was among those called to testify as US regulators try to block a blockbuster deal between the owners of Coach and his brand.

Amelia Pollard

Sep 20, 2024 – 5.00am

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Michael Kors debuted his latest collection at New York Fashion Week this month before a star-studded crowd including Vogue’s Anna Wintour. Just blocks away, the curtain rose on a different spectacle involving the brand.

At a courthouse in Lower Manhattan, the owners of Michael Kors and Coach were fighting to allow a multibillion-dollar merger that would put several household-name fashion brands under one roof.

Financial Times