REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS AND ENGAGEMENTS*
Founder acquisitions represented founders in the acquisition of their companies, including Alexander McQueen by the Gucci Group, Tomas Maier by Kering, John Hardy by 3i, Kate Spade by Liz Claiborne Group, and Brandusa Nero in the management buyout/repurchase of Fashion Week Daily from IMG.
Other founder clients include Carolina Herrera, Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, Haider Ackermann, Tory Burch, Dapper Dan LLC, Nili Lotan, Kanye West, Alexander Wang, Olivier Theyskins and Marc Newson.
Major corporate acquisitions: drafted and negotiated LTIP for CEO and management team in Jimmy Choo $700m acquisition and Bally $60m acquisition.
Employment /Consultant Agreements for Creative Directors stepping into European heritage luxury houses including Tomas Maier (Bottega Veneta), Daniel Roseberry (Schiaparelli), Nicholas Ghesquière (Balenciaga), Phoebe Philo (Chloe), Darren Spaziani (Louis Vuitton), Karen Joyce (Gucci), Kris Van Assche (Dior), Olivier Rousteing (Balmain), Lars Nilsson (Nina Ricci), Paul Andrew (Ferregamo), Darren Romanelli (Dunhill), Patrick Robinson (Rabanne) as well as CEOs including Josh Schulman (Jimmy Choo, Bergdorf Goodman, Coach, Kors), Marco Franchini (Valextra) and Mario Grauso (Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Rabanne).
*Clients identified with express consent and/or as independently publicized
“...Clients including designers Nicolas Ghesquiere of Balenciaga, Lars Nilsson of Nina Ricci and Hussein Chalayan count on Pearce to maximize take-home pay, secure the weekend pied-a-terre and diplomatically negotiate the prickly question of corporate prenuptials...”
“Fashion’s Top Legal Eagle: If you’re a designer thinking about a liaison with a major luxury conglomerate, or a fashion CEO whose company is being courted by a private equity firm, you’ve certainly heard of Betsy Pearce - and very likely have dealt with her. Or plan to.”