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OpCapita buys Merkal, Vivarte’s Spanish footwear chain

The investment fund OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II LP has confirmed the purchase of the Spanish footwear firm Merkal. The British fund has acquired Merkal from the French distribution conglomerate Vivarte SAS. As pointed out by EFE, the operation, whose conditions have not been made public, is subject to final approval by the Spanish...

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Vivarte finishes the sale of Merkal, its Spanish footwear chain

The ill-fated French retail group would be finalising the sale of its affordable footwear chain in Spain, Merkal. In fact, the French company hopes to close the sale "in about ten days". This weekend, a spokesman for the French multi-brand group Vivarte told AFP that "the sale of Merkal will be announced in the next few days." It should be...