Did you ever think about being partner to one of the most famous maisons in the world, glamurette? The thing is that Prada is each time closer to being a publicly-traded company. According to the Italian journal “Corriere della Sera”, the company is about to available stocks in Milan and Hong Kong’s stock market. And this is not from today. In 2008, Prada was ready to do it but the world crisis cooled off the idea.
* Today the Italian company belongs in its majority to Miuccia Prada: the fashion designer is owner of 95% of the stocks. The other 5% belong to her husband, Patrizio Bertelli, who is also executive-director of the brand. Currently, Prada is valuated at US$ 4.6 billion but has a debt of almost US$ 550 million to be paid until 2012.